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Nidium – A new browser engine

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Re: Nidium – A new browser engine

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Post by nine_k »

paraboul wrote: post #61

I understand that it may be a little confusing, so here is more information. In the teaser video all visible parts are direct screen recordings of: (1) existing 2D canvas or WebGL demos ported to NiDIUM engine (2) shots and images from the native embedded UI Framework Do not expect NiDIUM to read HTML pages or to compete with any existing browser. Instead, expect a solution to build (and browse) applications, with a…

There is a well-known engine with interesting graphics, audio, video, and network capabilities, also programmable in JS.

It's installed on almost every PC for the last decade; it is called Flash.

Can you mention a couple of key things that make your product diferent and desirable, instead of Flash?

Because we remember other nice engines of this kind, e.g. Silverlight.

Re: Nidium – A new browser engine

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Post by nine_k »

kleiba wrote: post #67
chii wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

indeed - the video is flashy, but i only watched less than 1 minute of it, because after 1 minute, i still have no idea what they are going on about, and my time is more precious than that. Pressed stop.

Right. You need your precious time to tell everyone on HN that you pressed stop.

...so that others don't sink their time, too?

Sounds legit.

Re: Nidium – A new browser engine

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Post by jordanmoore_ »

masklinn wrote: post #62
jordanmoore_ wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I find it amusing that you're happily sniping away while trying to appear all holier than thou. There's not much point in us discussing what isn't there anymore, it's just making my original point look irrelevant which you keep alluding to. But again, you weren't there when the original sniping was going on and promptly removed. So save your "practice what you preach" and other cliches for someone else because this p…

> I find it amusing that you're happily sniping away while trying to appear all holier than thou. That's just you projecting. > There's not much point in us discussing what isn't there anymore Your comments are here and that's what we're discussing. > it's just making my original point look irrelevant which you keep alluding to. What I'm saying (not alluding to) is that your comment 1. lacks self-awareness and 2. is…

Jesus Christ...

Re: Nidium – A new browser engine

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Post by joeblau »

paraboul wrote: post #61

I understand that it may be a little confusing, so here is more information. In the teaser video all visible parts are direct screen recordings of: (1) existing 2D canvas or WebGL demos ported to NiDIUM engine (2) shots and images from the native embedded UI Framework Do not expect NiDIUM to read HTML pages or to compete with any existing browser. Instead, expect a solution to build (and browse) applications, with a…

Thanks for explaining that. As a heads up, you might want to put some of that in the video... I had no idea what was going on at the end.

Re: Nidium – A new browser engine

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Post by nine_k »

ThomPete wrote: post #12

I find it saddening that the primary response from a crowd normally considering themselves visionaries and pushers, seems to be ridiculing other peoples hard work. I cannot for the life in me understand how introducing a new browser engine deserves this kind of welcoming.

Not to diminish any possible achievements of the Nidium team, I must mention that hard work has negative utility. Hard work is a cost, and a cost is never a desirable thing.

What counts is the result: a good result far outweighs the pains of hard work.

Currently no results can be seen. But the prospects the authors paint are rather interesting.

Re: Nidium – A new browser engine

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Post by jordanmoore_ »

masklinn wrote: post #62
jordanmoore_ wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I find it amusing that you're happily sniping away while trying to appear all holier than thou. There's not much point in us discussing what isn't there anymore, it's just making my original point look irrelevant which you keep alluding to. But again, you weren't there when the original sniping was going on and promptly removed. So save your "practice what you preach" and other cliches for someone else because this p…

> I find it amusing that you're happily sniping away while trying to appear all holier than thou. That's just you projecting. > There's not much point in us discussing what isn't there anymore Your comments are here and that's what we're discussing. > it's just making my original point look irrelevant which you keep alluding to. What I'm saying (not alluding to) is that your comment 1. lacks self-awareness and 2. is…

And don't bother replying because you clearly have more time for this than I have. You're just itching for an argument where there isn't one to be had, and it's clearly killing you because you keep coming back.

Re: Nidium – A new browser engine

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Post by GhotiFish »

the site is clearly intended to MARKET this browser. Market. They are marketing a browser.

I should hope the world has learned its lesson as to why a commercial browser with that kind of branding is the worlds worst horse to bet on.

Re: Nidium – A new browser engine

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Post by da_n »

drivingmenuts wrote: post #64
pcx66 wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think the rush to make everything 'web' is primarily because we finally are building an open, free, accessible, write-once-run-everywhere platform. That's the most exciting part of the web, and privacy is a bug we still have to fix. EDIT: When I say 'privacy is a bug', I mean the ability to provide privacy is still immature, and susceptible of exploits.

That privacy is viewed as a bug is even more disturbing.

Linux on the Desktop was a bug until Mark Cuban closed it (controversially). I'm not sure why referring to it as a bug is disturbing.

Re: Nidium – A new browser engine

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Post by drivingmenuts »

da_n wrote: post #79
drivingmenuts wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That privacy is viewed as a bug is even more disturbing.

Linux on the Desktop was a bug until Mark Cuban closed it (controversially). I'm not sure why referring to it as a bug is disturbing.

It implies that privacy is somehow wrong, as opposed to a perhaps fundamental right.
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