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Re: Show HN: Lorem Picsum – Lorem Ipsum but for photos

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Post by herpderperator »

echelon wrote: post #25
herpderperator wrote: post #20

I don't like the fact that it's /200/300, it should be /200x300. The slash makes it more difficult to read, i.e. in the example: https://picsum.photos/id/237/200/300 , it would be much easier to read and understand if it were https://picsum.photos/id/237/200x300 . Terrible decision.

"Terrible"? Come on. Sometimes we are way too harsh and pedantic on each other. Instead of trying to help each other grow, we call our fellow engineers out for making decisions we disagree with. This service is offered for free, and new routes can likely be added without trouble. It isn't like this is a choice that actually impacts anyone. It's merely a matter of style. The only thing terrible here is the way the cri…

I guess it is not "terrible". I think the product can be improved in the manner suggested since it's heavily reliant on typing URLs manually, and I'm curious why the current format was selected. I am not discounting the entire product just because I am commenting on a very specific part of it.

It is a great site and idea, and I think many people have already suggested that.

Re: Show HN: Lorem Picsum – Lorem Ipsum but for photos

#32

Post by chx »

throwaway2016a wrote: post #17

I'm personally partial to PlaceKitten[1] though around halloween I will sometimes switch it up with PlaceZombie[2] This one looks nice in that you wouldn't be embarrassed if it goes live since the images are generally nice looking but part of the appear of YAPHS (Yet Another Placeholder Service) is that it is really obviously a placeholder so you catch it before it goes live. [1] https://placekitten.com/ (warning: co…

Let's not forget http://placecorgi.com/

I wear corgi t-shirts, carry a little felt corgi keyring charm, have unicorgi stickers on laptop and tech bag both, my lunch bag is printed with corgis... there's a pattern here.

Re: Show HN: Lorem Picsum – Lorem Ipsum but for photos

#33

Post by acomjean »

amanzi wrote: post #7
uberman wrote: post #3

How does this service distinguish itself from any of the other image placeholder services out there?

I haven't seen any other image placeholder services that look similar to this. Can you share some examples?

https://www.fillmurray.com/

Bill Murray filler. It does go down occationally.

Re: Show HN: Lorem Picsum – Lorem Ipsum but for photos

#36

Post by sinsterizme »

herpderperator wrote: post #31
echelon wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Terrible"? Come on. Sometimes we are way too harsh and pedantic on each other. Instead of trying to help each other grow, we call our fellow engineers out for making decisions we disagree with. This service is offered for free, and new routes can likely be added without trouble. It isn't like this is a choice that actually impacts anyone. It's merely a matter of style. The only thing terrible here is the way the cri…

I guess it is not "terrible". I think the product can be improved in the manner suggested since it's heavily reliant on typing URLs manually, and I'm curious why the current format was selected. I am not discounting the entire product just because I am commenting on a very specific part of it. It is a great site and idea, and I think many people have already suggested that.

Perhaps you could have said something positive before aggressively criticizing. There’s an art to constructive feedback

Re: Show HN: Lorem Picsum – Lorem Ipsum but for photos

#38

Post by O1111OOO »

Just wanted to comment on the clarity and effectiveness of the home page. Love it! So many user-friendly checkboxes are ticked off. Nice look, great description, plenty of examples, advanced usage section that's very easy to take in, credits at the bottom with some backend tech used, a welcoming contact link...

All of this accomplished (landing page and documentation) in just a few scrolls of the mouse. I went from novice to expert in a minute. There was a real effort to communicate with the end-user from an (empathic) end-user perspective.

Even the parsed json page listing a default 30 images (with credits) is easy to navigate with all the pertinent information available - including urls that open in a new tab (so a user doesn't lose their place on the origin page).

You mentioned in another comment that 400 million images are served per month. Yet... it has the feel (and performance and care) of a small static site.

Re: Show HN: Lorem Picsum – Lorem Ipsum but for photos

#40

Post by nkg »

neilpanchal wrote: post #30

Tangentially, I got tired of Lorem Ipsum text and created Quantum Lorem Ipsum, now with 100% more physics jargon. http://neil.panchal.io/articles/quantum-lorem-ipsum/ https://github.com/neilpanchal/quantum-lorem-ipsum Edit: Created a Github repo

that's funny!
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