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I'm not addicted to the internet or my smartphone. I'm addicted to information

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Re: I'm not addicted to the internet or my smartphone. I'm addicted to information

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Post by rc5150 »

karim79 wrote: post #60
kixiQu wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Please don't complain about tangential annoyances—e.g. article or website formats, name collisions, or back-button breakage. They're too common to be interesting. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html (reader mode works perfectly well on this site afaict)

I wasn't really complaining. I was responding to the OP. The font thing was just an aside but fine I'll take this into consideration going forward.

you shouldn't take it into consideration, they aren't a mod and clearly have nothing better to do with their time. the pedantry on this site sometimes...

Re: I'm not addicted to the internet or my smartphone. I'm addicted to information

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Post by rc5150 »

kixiQu wrote: post #56
karim79 wrote: post #52

I feel you. I had to brave through the font that you're using but I feel you. Maybe try to avoid making a statement using a font which literally hurts my eyes, and possibly the eyes of many others. That's messed up. Also information addiction should be a human "feature" I suppose, shouldn't it? Knowledge for the sake of knowledge and so forth. The font is actually cool but it belongs in games like Alien Isolation (an…

> Please don't complain about tangential annoyances—e.g. article or website formats, name collisions, or back-button breakage. They're too common to be interesting. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html (reader mode works perfectly well on this site afaict)

This comment gives pretty wild middle manager/micromanager vibes and it is more offensive than whatever it is you think you're policing.

Re: I'm not addicted to the internet or my smartphone. I'm addicted to information

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Post by karim79 »

arionhardison wrote: post #28
Tenemo wrote: post #18

I don't think I've seen a less accessible *font* in my life, including all the dark grey on black and yellow on white ones. Those are hard to read, but this one makes my eyes hurt, they actually started to hurt after I tried reading it despite discomfort. How come? Reading random text for 10 seconds can cause people physical pain? I wear glasses for near-sightedness and slight astigmatism, I wonder if it's related, a…

I thought it was me, I literally think there are things that should no longer be acceptable and this font is one of them. It serves no purpose and I would like to ask medical professionals if it is potentially harmful. Edit: While fuzzy or blurry text itself is highly unlikely to trigger an epileptic seizure it is a major cause of optical strain, headaches, and reading barriers across various accessibility needs. Giv…

And I got reprimanded by some rando pretending to be a mod for my previous comment. What is actually going on here?

Re: I'm not addicted to the internet or my smartphone. I'm addicted to information

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Post by Arnt »

CompoundEyes wrote: post #53
nonethewiser wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I remember reading the newspaper in the break room and at lunch. About 2013 or so. That's all their was. Well, for me, because I was a late smartphone adopter. I kind of lump in "internet" (late 90s) with "internet in everyone's pockets at all times". But there was a fairly large gap there. Especially when you consider the limits of 3 and even 4g.

Do you subscribe now? I’ve toyed with the idea — I think I’d be more aware of local news / serendipitous things I normally wouldn’t seek out. I’ve been considering subscribing to some high quality signal / low to no ad type written publications. Asterisk, IEEE spectrum, NOEMA. Make getting mail fun again.

I subscribe. There's a newspaper downstairs, I'll fetch it later. The paper news is better than the screen news, and I'm not going to try to explain what better means.

Re: I'm not addicted to the internet or my smartphone. I'm addicted to information

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Post by Markoff »

dang wrote: post #43

Hey all: " Please don't complain about tangential annoyances—e.g. article or website formats, [etc...]. They're too common to be interesting. " https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

What's the point in linking unreadable website? I just opened it, saisd "Jesus!" and immediately closed it, I like my eyes. People should just flag unereable mess like this.

Re: I'm not addicted to the internet or my smartphone. I'm addicted to information

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Post by aembleton »

Markoff wrote: post #86
dang wrote: post #43

Hey all: " Please don't complain about tangential annoyances—e.g. article or website formats, [etc...]. They're too common to be interesting. " https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

What's the point in linking unreadable website? I just opened it, saisd "Jesus!" and immediately closed it, I like my eyes. People should just flag unereable mess like this.

Just use reader view in your browser.
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