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Re: The User Is Drunk

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Post by hueving »

practicalpants wrote: post #18

I'm assuming this is just attention grabbing for this guy's personal brand. Always interesting to see what kind of marketing stunts get you to the front page. If this were to be taken seriously, a guy regularly getting drunk is just sad, as alcoholism is a real problem that this seems to be brushing aside.

Your last sentence/paragraph comes from a pretty myopic perspective. Some people enjoy getting drunk occasionally. It's like saying "getting high is just sad", "running marathons is just sad" or "eating high fat foods is just sad". They are all sacrificing something for a high.

Re: The User Is Drunk

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Post by joslin01 »

sharkweek wrote: post #15

Love it - How about this as an alternative: The user is stuck in a very (corporate/government/sluggish) environment. I will review your site/app from a major bank's / federal government's offices and report back! Or maybe this: The user is a 65 year old dad whose son doesn't come around often enough to ensure his father hasn't installed countless malware that he blames "internet" on. I will go to my dad's house and u…

The user is not there - I will review your website as if I had never seen it before and don't intend to

Re: The User Is Drunk

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Post by Retra »

richardlitt wrote: post #28

I added a note about alcoholism. It is very serious. Please check out AA if you or anyone you know relies on alcohol. aa.org.

AA has a bit of a reputation for spending more effort trying to get you to see God than to stop drinking.

Re: The User Is Drunk

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Post by jabo »

sharkweek wrote: post #15

Love it - How about this as an alternative: The user is stuck in a very (corporate/government/sluggish) environment. I will review your site/app from a major bank's / federal government's offices and report back! Or maybe this: The user is a 65 year old dad whose son doesn't come around often enough to ensure his father hasn't installed countless malware that he blames "internet" on. I will go to my dad's house and u…

How about, user is using a screen reader or some other accessibility aid.

Re: The User Is Drunk

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Post by abusque »

arfliw wrote: post #29
sharkweek wrote: post #15

Love it - How about this as an alternative: The user is stuck in a very (corporate/government/sluggish) environment. I will review your site/app from a major bank's / federal government's offices and report back! Or maybe this: The user is a 65 year old dad whose son doesn't come around often enough to ensure his father hasn't installed countless malware that he blames "internet" on. I will go to my dad's house and u…

The user in a 3rd World country and speaks (reads) very limited English. With 3rd World internet and an $80 computer.

There was a poster a few weeks back on here offering to test your web app on all the major ISPs/carriers in Dar es Salaam: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9133792

Re: The User Is Drunk

#46

Post by ffn »

lol love this idea... but my target audience is teenage Asian girls who like anime. If OP's current thing is successful, will you be willing to do a theuserisajapaneseschoolgirl.com ?

Re: The User Is Drunk

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Post by bashinator »

jabo wrote: post #44
sharkweek wrote: post #15

Love it - How about this as an alternative: The user is stuck in a very (corporate/government/sluggish) environment. I will review your site/app from a major bank's / federal government's offices and report back! Or maybe this: The user is a 65 year old dad whose son doesn't come around often enough to ensure his father hasn't installed countless malware that he blames "internet" on. I will go to my dad's house and u…

How about, user is using a screen reader or some other accessibility aid.

Can you make it more hilarious?
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