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Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years

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Post by Zanthous »

SkyMarshal wrote: post #50
root_axis wrote: post #36

Congrats on the hard work, and the idea is fine, but the problem is that tech like this is a cheap commodity in a massively oversaturated space, and without a hook that makes the platform exceptional (innovative/clever/beautiful design, unique aggregation features, inherently interesting content, reimagined user/content/moderation dynamics etc etc), this kind of thing is dead in the water because it lacks a network e…

Mostly agree. The screenshot in the top right looks good, like professional app I might actually use. But I want to actually browse the site and check it out without first slogging through a registration process. If it’s free to view/browse anyway, then enable doing that without registering. Register and pay if you want to post. Edit: You can browse without registering after all, here’s the link: https://non.io/#all…

The ui feels like it was designed for mobile as well, everything is on the far edges of the page and the center is entirely blank space unless you resize the window to be smaller horizontally

Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years

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Post by WesolyKubeczek »

_madmax_ wrote: post #401
jefozabuss wrote: post #289

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As someone who dealt with payment iframes in SPAs I'm so happy I don't have to use any iframes nowadays. There are a few articles how you can "kind of track" when the iframe caused extra history entries then you need to increase your back navigation by the count of them, it was a mess back in the days so not sure how is it solved nowadays.

Today you can still use iframes but most gateways now provide a tokenization api that provides the form to produce the tokenized cc. Afaik tokenized cc isn't falling under PCI. My big issues with iframes is the checkout process which inevitably has to make callbacks to your api with the results of the transaction. If you're behind any sort of firewall (like most businesses are) you're in for a world of http pain.

The payment gateways still use iframes, they just don’t tell you that.

This is also why styling such forms is always some species of wonky.

Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years

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Post by iLoveOncall »

hombre_fatal wrote: post #464
iLoveOncall wrote: post #420

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Hum there's one commit end of 2022, a few end of 2021, 3 early 2021 and then the initial repository creation in 2018. You haven't been working on it for 4 years, you started it 4 years ago, have made disconnected updates here and there since, and are releasing a pre-alpha to capitalize on the Reddit story.

You should learn about git submodules before interpreting their git activity, especially if you're going to be so confidently judgmental. You've missed over 900 commits. Oops. :)

My bad, I was on mobile and seeing the commits is always a pain there.

Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years

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Post by al_be_back »

Well done for launching! Kudos for using Web Components.

RE: Landing Page. Keep the marketing side, after all you've a paid Model. I'd split the Landing Page on non-mobile devices:

----33% Marketing ----|----66% Endless FEDD----|

Could hide Marketing pane after some time / or button.

RE: Paid Subscription. Re-think the model you've got, won't scale (direct wealth-distribution by vote) as it's presented (e.g tipping creators by vote: could be done/seeded by Agents/Affiliates etc), unless I'm missing a twist to this.

You've done the right thing to not accept money atm (while you iron out platform/user issues)

Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years

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Post by cutemonster »

johnnyanmac wrote: post #394
Zedseayou wrote: post #349

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Do you actually think sock puppets will be too expensive? The value of the bot only has to be more than $2 to justify paying it for the bot operator, and if there is monetary incentive to get upvotes/attention seems like it could pencil out (if N bots can generate some multiplier of attention)

Actually, yes. many trolls do it simply because it's easy to do. adding even a $1 barrier to entry would cull a lot. Ofc there are determined and financuially comfortable trolls out there that would still make a few dozen, but those few are easier to stamp out without the noise of low effort trolls. >if there is monetary incentive to get upvotes/attention seems like it could pencil out worst case, it helps pay for th…

> financuially comfortable trolls out there that would still make a few dozen

No, tens of thousands.

Nation state actors have troll armies, and $2 extra per astro turfing account would be coffee money compared to the salaries they already pay their trolls.

Websearch for 50 cent army

Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years

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Post by krageon »

stOneskull wrote: post #330
brk wrote: post #108

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Same. Seems to need "special characters" in the password, even though I got a green check mark when putting in a long/strong password with no special chars. No information in the error feedback, just a red X. As a side note, I'm tired of websites deciding that a password is not strong enough simply because it does not contain enough random subsclasses of basic ACSII characters.

> I'm tired of websites deciding that a password is not strong enough simply because it does not contain enough random subsclasses of basic ACSII characters me too. and i'd guess at least half of people put 1! at the end to fulfil the requirements anyway.

Of course, because such requirements are adversarial and make no sense. So they need an adversarial and nonsensical solution :)

Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years

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Post by wartijn_ »

lonk11 wrote: post #473
throwaway689236 wrote: post #428

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As an option, to rank items, you can use the amount of money that the item has earned instead of just the number of upvotes. You can even replace upvotes number in the UI as well. This way frequent meme-upvoters will have less sway over more picky users. It'd be easier to register astroturfing accounts and to promote something to the top, though.

One issue is that the amount per upvote is only known at the end of the month - only then you know how many upvoted to split the $1 over.

You could keep updating the weight you give to each upvote. That would mean upvotes you make at the start of each month are valued too highly before getting valued less, but as long as the creation date of all the accounts are distributed evenly across the month that should even out.

Alternatively you could base it on the number of upvotes a user gave last month, before correcting it at the end of the month, although that system might be easy to game.

Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years

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Post by cutemonster »

penneallagricia wrote: post #363
ryandrake wrote: post #292

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I wonder how much would a government intelligence or defense department who controls millions of bot accounts be willing to pay per month in order to have even a small percentage of power over who gets to mod (for example) r/ukraine?

Considering 1 patriot missile costs several millions, it would be pocket change.

Yes, and to some extent, what's at stake is to get to choose the next president (or future dictator) in the US.

What's that worth for, say Xi in China - look at how much he is ok with spending on invading Taiwan. And how much he'd save, if a to him a more friendly person (Trump) became the president. Then compare that with $2

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