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Re: Show HN: Bionic Reading – Formats text to make it faster to read

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Post by cushychicken »

irutiw22 wrote: post #268
cushychicken wrote: post #97

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because these folks deserve to eat and pay rent for a few years upon discovering something so useful.

I have mentioned this a few times here already, but I will mention it again, even if I risk looking like a spammer, as it seems this point hans't been made strongly enough in this thread: This discovery is not new. A different company published almost an identical product more than 3 years ago (see https://web.archive.org/web/20190119032121/http://br.craftwo... as well as my top-level comment). So I am absolutely aga…

Then take them to court to have the patent nullified.

Seems like a great use of time.

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Post by renato_casutt »

kranner wrote: post #150

I have some feedback regarding the testimonial from “Sangeeth”, whose Memoji shows a Sikh person. Did the user choose their Memoji? The two don’t go together well for reasons of odd cultural differences in the Roman/Latin transliteration of sounds in the south and the north of India. The -th- cluster represents the dental t, IPA /t/, but only in South India. In the North the same sound is represented by -t-. Therefor…

I have now changed the memoji of Sangeeth. It is important to me that everyone is aware that the testimonials are all 100% real.

Re: Show HN: Bionic Reading – Formats text to make it faster to read

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Post by kranner »

renato_casutt wrote: post #273
kranner wrote: post #150

I have some feedback regarding the testimonial from “Sangeeth”, whose Memoji shows a Sikh person. Did the user choose their Memoji? The two don’t go together well for reasons of odd cultural differences in the Roman/Latin transliteration of sounds in the south and the north of India. The -th- cluster represents the dental t, IPA /t/, but only in South India. In the North the same sound is represented by -t-. Therefor…

I have now changed the memoji of Sangeeth. It is important to me that everyone is aware that the testimonials are all 100% real.

Thank you. I was trying to keep it understated, but it was the equivalent of seeing a Jewish-sounding name and depicting the person as a yarmulke-wearing Orthodox Jew without their consent. Anyone with a broadly shared cultural background as that user would get hung up on the incongruence (and many would mind being stereotyped) instead of focusing on your product. I don't blame you for not knowing that turbans are religious headwear, not fun hats people wear and take off on a whim as depicted in American media (which has greatly influenced global cultural stereotypes).

Re: Show HN: Bionic Reading – Formats text to make it faster to read

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Post by renato_casutt »

kranner wrote: post #274
renato_casutt wrote: post #273

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have now changed the memoji of Sangeeth. It is important to me that everyone is aware that the testimonials are all 100% real.

Thank you. I was trying to keep it understated, but it was the equivalent of seeing a Jewish-sounding name and depicting the person as a yarmulke-wearing Orthodox Jew without their consent. Anyone with a broadly shared cultural background as that user would get hung up on the incongruence (and many would mind being stereotyped) instead of focusing on your product. I don't blame you for not knowing that turbans are re…

You are absolutely right. I really wasn't aware of it. And therefore I thank you very much for the hint. I am an open person and am therefore always happy when I can learn something new. Everyone should live as he wants. We are individuals and I think that's great. Best regards, Renato

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Post by ajolly »

kranner wrote: post #263
JadeNB wrote: post #250

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It certainly seems clear that renato_cassutt, who it is clear can taken constructive criticism and who has given very useful replies throughout the comments, meant no-one any harm; and neither I nor, I am sure, kranner meant to impute any ill intent. I can understand the appeal of pictorial representations of one's users; I was just, and I suspect that kranner was also, trying to mention the possible inadvertent offe…

Thanks JadeNB. I'm pretty sure that renato_cassutt didn't mean any harm and that the testimonial is from a real user. The context that many are missing here is that a turban is religious headwear like a yarmulke. As a Sikh you have to be authorised to wear one in a ceremony called a "dastaarbandi", and there are rules of conduct while wearing one in public. It's inadvisable to add one to the depiction of a person unl…

I do very much agree that it's inadvisable to add a turban to depiction of person unless they choose themselves.

That being said, as an pedantic, unshorn hair, turban wearing Sikh I'm not sure I'd describe dastaarbandi as any sort of ceremony granting authorization.

Re: Show HN: Bionic Reading – Formats text to make it faster to read

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Post by ajolly »

totetsu wrote: post #32
doctoboggan wrote: post #17

There is a similar technology that flashes the words in place as you read. I remember it making the rounds a few years ago. https://spritz.com/

There are many good RSVP apps and browser plugins. I find it better for news or other things I want to skim read, than trying to power through a novel.

Any preferences for plugins and apps these days? I used to use RSVP tech a decade ago in the Windows phone days, but have not seen great modern clients.

Re: Show HN: Bionic Reading – Formats text to make it faster to read

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Post by kranner »

ajolly wrote: post #276
kranner wrote: post #263

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks JadeNB. I'm pretty sure that renato_cassutt didn't mean any harm and that the testimonial is from a real user. The context that many are missing here is that a turban is religious headwear like a yarmulke. As a Sikh you have to be authorised to wear one in a ceremony called a "dastaarbandi", and there are rules of conduct while wearing one in public. It's inadvisable to add one to the depiction of a person unl…

I do very much agree that it's inadvisable to add a turban to depiction of person unless they choose themselves. That being said, as an pedantic, unshorn hair, turban wearing Sikh I'm not sure I'd describe dastaarbandi as any sort of ceremony granting authorization.

Yes, that was overly loose wording on my part. I wanted to convey that there are rituals and formalisms around wearing turbans.
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