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Re: Show HN: I made a writing tool that asks questions like Socrates

#11

Post by stephc_int13 »

I like the idea, but having to log in with Google made me pause, and then I closed the page.

I am OK to register, even if I think that a quick demo should be possible without this step.

But I won't register with Google or Facebook or anything except an email.

Re: Show HN: I made a writing tool that asks questions like Socrates

#12

Post by stephc_int13 »

failTide wrote: post #9
idiotsecant wrote: post #2

Do I need to make an account to test this? It seems to let me get to the topic prompt without logging in and then insists on a log in.

agreed, did not like that - instantly closed it.

Same. This is bad UX.

Re: Show HN: I made a writing tool that asks questions like Socrates

#14

Post by motoboi »

stephc_int13 wrote: post #11

I like the idea, but having to log in with Google made me pause, and then I closed the page. I am OK to register, even if I think that a quick demo should be possible without this step. But I won't register with Google or Facebook or anything except an email.

I'm quite the opposite. Please don't make me register by mail, just use Google identity and please use the minimal scope.

Re: Show HN: I made a writing tool that asks questions like Socrates

#15

Post by stephc_int13 »

motoboi wrote: post #14
stephc_int13 wrote: post #11

I like the idea, but having to log in with Google made me pause, and then I closed the page. I am OK to register, even if I think that a quick demo should be possible without this step. But I won't register with Google or Facebook or anything except an email.

I'm quite the opposite. Please don't make me register by mail, just use Google identity and please use the minimal scope.

You can use a temporary "junk" email when registering to something like that for testing it.

It is not very convenient to do the same with Google etc.

Re: Show HN: I made a writing tool that asks questions like Socrates

#16

Post by cruano »

motoboi wrote: post #14
stephc_int13 wrote: post #11

I like the idea, but having to log in with Google made me pause, and then I closed the page. I am OK to register, even if I think that a quick demo should be possible without this step. But I won't register with Google or Facebook or anything except an email.

I'm quite the opposite. Please don't make me register by mail, just use Google identity and please use the minimal scope.

Good luck when google decides you infringed some TOS because you uploaded a youtube video with music playing on the background or some BS like that and just locks you out of all the services you registered with that feature

Re: Show HN: I made a writing tool that asks questions like Socrates

#17

Post by tunesmith »

I think this is an amazing tool and implementation, particularly if it is geared toward helping the author understand the issue efficiently.

I would recommend a better voice-over for the video, it is by far the limiting factor of the presentation.

Finally, I would recommend adding more plagiarism controls to the tool. People are going to be so tempted to just paste in what the AI summarizes without understanding or even reading it in depth.

Re: Show HN: I made a writing tool that asks questions like Socrates

#19

Post by yessirwhatever »

motoboi wrote: post #14
stephc_int13 wrote: post #11

I like the idea, but having to log in with Google made me pause, and then I closed the page. I am OK to register, even if I think that a quick demo should be possible without this step. But I won't register with Google or Facebook or anything except an email.

I'm quite the opposite. Please don't make me register by mail, just use Google identity and please use the minimal scope.

No post body was provided.

Re: Show HN: I made a writing tool that asks questions like Socrates

#20

Post by tetrojopsa »

motoboi wrote: post #14
stephc_int13 wrote: post #11

I like the idea, but having to log in with Google made me pause, and then I closed the page. I am OK to register, even if I think that a quick demo should be possible without this step. But I won't register with Google or Facebook or anything except an email.

I'm quite the opposite. Please don't make me register by mail, just use Google identity and please use the minimal scope.

It took me less than 15 seconds to create an account on hackernews using a temp-mail (any free service would suffice) to respond to this comment (less than writing the comment itself)

try creating a new google account: - whoops, you need a phone number - whoops, you need to go through a welcome guide (it's getting progressively harder to skip it) - etc. etc.

All that for trying some use random service some random posted on some random news aggregator website without tying it to your 'main online identity' ............

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