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Re: Doomscroller.xyz

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Post by pier25 »

justsomehnguy wrote: post #78
pier25 wrote: post #67

Honestly I've always wanted something like this for reading ebooks. After many iterations (and neck injuries) I've found the best position for me is simply laying horizontally with a normal sleeping pillow. Then using a stand with an arm to hold the device at the perfect position/distance (I use progressive glasses). Typically I only lift my arm to scroll to the next page. But sometimes I skim sections of technical b…

Just use a BT mouse. Edit: or BT ... scroll: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40099700

Thanks. Great tip for iPads but probably doesn't work with Kindle devices.

Re: Doomscroller.xyz

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Post by ncr100 »

enderfusion wrote: post #69
redbell wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you the author? I noticed you've been adding additional information in response to many comments, which led me to believe you might be the creator of this doomscroller. However, I didn't see any mention of you being the author. Typically, on Hacker News, when the original poster is not the author and the author discovers that one of their works is trending, they promptly join the discussion, usually starting with…

Good to know, I'm new here!

> user: enderfusion > created: July 21, 2015 > karma: 419

Interesting - and WELCOME!

Re: Doomscroller.xyz

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Post by ncr100 »

enderfusion wrote: post #52
roblh wrote: post #33

I love it. I think it would be even funnier if you made it only scroll in one direction (downwards) to remove any possible semblance of being useful.

Tempting. never_look_back.bin firmware?

Or if it had a mood sensor, and scrolled >>rapidly<< downwards if distress detected, with the logic that the user would never be satisfied with the amount of dopamine generated from any amount of doomscrolling performed.

Re: Doomscroller.xyz

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Post by alanbernstein »

pier25 wrote: post #81
justsomehnguy wrote: post #78

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Just use a BT mouse. Edit: or BT ... scroll: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40099700

Thanks. Great tip for iPads but probably doesn't work with Kindle devices.

For Kindle, there are wireless page-turner attachments. Supposedly you can use a Bluetooth dongle to connect to a standard Android remote clicker, after jailbreaking. Jailbreaking my Kindle was a very frustrating project, so I gave up on that in favor of using an android device, so I could read lying on my back as you described.

Re: Doomscroller.xyz

#85

Post by jasomill »

kqr wrote: post #58
yaky wrote: post #39

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Some old (pre-smart, pre-camera, chunky ones with small B&W LCD screens) cell phones had a side scrollwheel that was used for menu navigation. I think it was clickable too. The only more modern take on that that I know of was Marshall's "audiophile" Android phone [0] from 2015, which had a side scrollwheel for volume, but not sure if it was used for navigation. 0: https://m.gsmarena.com/marshalls_new_smartphone_is_ev…

Hm, I remember portable MP3 players with those. The wheel broke fairly easily. Maybe they used cheap wheels in those, and there are higher end wheels.

The dials on all the "medium-end" digital cameras I've owned always worked reliably despite many years of regular use, as do mouse scroll wheels, so I gather you're correct about cheap components.

Come to think of it, the scroll wheel on my Logitech G502 — three-way clickable, switchable between free-scrolling and traditional mode — would work well in sort of handheld hardware scrolling device, and an electromagnetic scroll wheel of the sort used on some newer Logitech mice would work even better, as it could be configured in a free-scrolling mode with variable friction.

Re: Doomscroller.xyz

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Post by [deleted] »

pier25 wrote: post #67

Honestly I've always wanted something like this for reading ebooks. After many iterations (and neck injuries) I've found the best position for me is simply laying horizontally with a normal sleeping pillow. Then using a stand with an arm to hold the device at the perfect position/distance (I use progressive glasses). Typically I only lift my arm to scroll to the next page. But sometimes I skim sections of technical b…

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Re: Doomscroller.xyz

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Post by lloeki »

lxgr wrote: post #35
janlukacs wrote: post #31

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you're welcome: https://www.gsmarena.com/flashback_sony_ericsson_p910-news-5... lateral scroll wheel. awesome phone: https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/21/08/sony-ericsson-p9...

Sony had these on their Clié (Palm OS) devices as well. I’ve only ever had first-party Palm handhelds, but the scroll wheel (Sony had some nifty name which is eluding me) always seemed very appealing for single-handed use.

Had a Palm III then a Clié back then. The Jog Dial was absolutely awesome.

Then got a LifeDrive, missed every bit of the Jog Dial. Probably the most iPhone-esque thing before the iPhone was a thing though.

Re: Doomscroller.xyz

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Post by enderfusion »

marcosdumay wrote: post #76
SushiHippie wrote: post #24

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From his twitter: (I'll copy and paste the text here, as I don't know how much you see of this text logged out) > Why couldn’t I just emulate a standard mouse and scroll smoothly? Sounds easy. Unfortunately there is a holdover from two decades ago in the way mouse drivers are written into USB. Because mice used to use low resolution encoders, a single “detent” event would be about 22.5 degrees. Hard coded into the ke…

Jump from completely out of context here... Wait, bluetooth devices are USB ones tunneled over bluetooth? If that's the case, why does audio work so badly? (I'm guessing there's a list of exceptions that BT supports natively, none of which work.)

Yeah, surprised me too. There are different categories inside of Bluetooth, classic and low energy. LE has a low rate, no more than 100hz.

Re: Doomscroller.xyz

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Post by darkwater »

janlukacs wrote: post #31
marcodiego wrote: post #10

I'd love if my cellphone had a lateral button like old portable radios had to adjust the volume but with the sole purpose of scrolling. Scrolling on the screen is annoying, my finger covers the content and I must be careful not to click something. I really can't believe I'm the only one desiring such a thing.

you're welcome: https://www.gsmarena.com/flashback_sony_ericsson_p910-news-5... lateral scroll wheel. awesome phone: https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/21/08/sony-ericsson-p9...

I had a SonyEricsson P800 (the first of that series) and it had the same wheel, but IIRC was plastic made (just like the rest of the phone). Oh man I was barely 20yo back then and I feel bad for the hype I had while waiting the phone to actually come out and buy it. I also remember I paid an insane amount of money for it, which then became standard a few years later thanks to Apple.
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