The User Is Drunk • Hacker News Board

Re: The User Is Drunk

#81

Post by themoonbus » Wed, Mar 25, 2015, 4:31 AM UTC

dudus wrote: post #80

amagumori wrote: post #76

> Is this your only job? No. I have a full-time job changing the world. dude, you do frontend development for a social network. how self-aggrandizing can you be. just say you work for a social network ffs.

Social Networks changed the world. Building one, even a small part can be rewarding. Maybe not everyone in the same position will feel the same way, but you should definitively not criticize him if he does. Good for you, I also believe I'm changing the world, and I'm not here building rockets or anything like that.

I mean, by that broad definition, everyone is changing the world, it goes along with being a sentient being that exists in the world.

Although I can't tell if his "changing the world" comment was tongue-in-cheek or not, the tech industry does have a problem with self-importance... or at least, that's the broad perception of the industry, to the point that it gets parodied in media (see: HBO's Silicon Valley).

Re: The User Is Drunk

#82

Post by benatkin » Wed, Mar 25, 2015, 4:33 AM UTC

This is actually kind of funny IMO. Definitely don't try this at home, especially if you're worried about your liver. Some people who ought to be worried about their liver aren't. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/9602154/Middle-a...

Re: The User Is Drunk

#83

Post by sien » Wed, Mar 25, 2015, 4:33 AM UTC

richardlitt wrote: post #20

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.

As soon as I get a certain amount of clients, I'll cut this off. I'm not interested in drinking professionally.

Subcontract.

Live the dream!

Re: The User Is Drunk

#84

Post by bitwize » Wed, Mar 25, 2015, 4:33 AM UTC

This is why it's immensely sad that Unix "won".

Unix's developers just didn't grok usability. At all. As a result, Unix is very sensitive to even small mistakes. It's like the OS was not intended to be operated by humans, with faulty memories and clumsy fingers.

VMS, on the other hand, was much more tolerant of drunk users, or just tired sysadmins who haven't had enough coffee. These considerations were baked in from the start, resulting in a far more robust command line environment.

Re: The User Is Drunk

#85

Post by richardlitt » Wed, Mar 25, 2015, 4:36 AM UTC

amagumori wrote: post #76

> Is this your only job? No. I have a full-time job changing the world. dude, you do frontend development for a social network. how self-aggrandizing can you be. just say you work for a social network ffs.

Where'd you read that? I should update it. That's not my current job.

I'm working on building a tool to help scientists share their insights.

Re: The User Is Drunk

#86

Post by richardlitt » Wed, Mar 25, 2015, 4:39 AM UTC

meesterdude wrote: post #74

hey! thats crazy that matt took the photo - i work with him.

+1 for matt

Re: The User Is Drunk

#87

Post by richardlitt » Wed, Mar 25, 2015, 4:41 AM UTC

throwaway8654 wrote: post #34

richardlitt wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks!

Hi Richard. Please add paypal payment and I'm in. Thanks.

Send me an email and I'll respond with an email that you can send money to. Not interested in adding paypal to the site at the moment, trying to keep this minimal.

Re: The User Is Drunk

#88

Post by joshrotenberg » Wed, Mar 25, 2015, 4:43 AM UTC

wickawic wrote: post #66

joshrotenberg wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The user has cats: what your site looks like just on the corners of the screen (or maybe even one or two corners) while random keys are being pressed by paws.

The classic "How does your site perform if your cat is standing on the F11 key" test

With the standard, classic result: "poorly".

Re: The User Is Drunk

#89

Post by joshrotenberg » Wed, Mar 25, 2015, 4:46 AM UTC

joslin01 wrote: post #42

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

Similar to "The User is Drunk ... with friends, at a bar, not at home on the couch alone on the internet."

Re: The User Is Drunk

#90

Post by jph » Wed, Mar 25, 2015, 5:01 AM UTC

amagumori wrote: post #76

> Is this your only job? No. I have a full-time job changing the world. dude, you do frontend development for a social network. how self-aggrandizing can you be. just say you work for a social network ffs.

His public info shows he works with Nautilus Magazine.

See recent articles on reproductive health, biological evolution, deep-sea physics, and cognitive science.

http://nautil.us/