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It's a relatively small download (for desktop) and it demonstrates its simplicity.
by technoblue 11y ago
It's a relatively small download (for desktop) and it demonstrates its simplicity.
- CyberDildonics 11y agoIt might be good to show a download of something like a 1MB video file that you could turn on. Tying a 120MB download to reading about what you are showing to people is ridiculous.
- lazaroclapp 11y agoA 120MB video downloading and playing in real time as a torrent is a lot more impressive than a 1MB clip. A page showing a 120MB video that is not DDOSed by making it to the front page of Hacker News is even more impressive ;) This is also not different (on desktop) from visiting a Youtube channel page which has an auto-play "intro" video. I just hope this at least tries to detect device/connection type before starting on cellphone. Wonder if there is an HTTP 'connection-metered' header or something like that...
- DanBC 11y agoI can turn off autoplay on YouTube. I know, when I visit youtube, that it's going to be bunch of video.
- seba_dos1 11y agoI wouldn't be very happy if I opened it in the background tab on a metered connection (say, 3G).
- thejosh 11y agoExcept when it just blew through my data allowance for mobile..... Just have a demo page for this. Crazy
- thegenius2000 11y ago120MB is no small deal when you're using a 50MB data bundle on a crappy Kenyan ISP, on your phone. There should definitely be a prompt, I just lost half my day's data (before I stopped it). Edit: changed "your" to "you're" ;)
- dabeeeenster 11y agoWHAT? You mean you're not sat in a cafe in San Francisco?