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"See more of Yann LeCun on Facebook" popup, no access to the page. No, I don't want to create a Facebook account to read a blog post. Perhaps links to walled-
by danbmil99 9y ago
"See more of Yann LeCun on Facebook" popup, no access to the page. No, I don't want to create a Facebook account to read a blog post.
Perhaps links to walled-garden pages where you need an account and need to be logged in should be prohibited or at least discouraged.
- dizzystar 9y agoAgreed. I think many posters here assume that everyone has an account at FB, WSJ, NYT, and so on. The web search trick doesn't work for all of these situations either.
- nkozyra 9y agoI had an option to click "not now" to dismiss.
- username223 9y agoYou need to up your crap-blocking game. This bookmarklet can help: javascript:(function() { (function () { var i, elements = document.querySelectorAll('body *'); for (i = 0; i < elements.length; i++) { if (getComputedStyle(elements[i]).position === 'fixed') { elements[i].parentNode.removeChild(elements[i]);}}})()})()
- kinkrtyavimoodh 9y agoI opened it in an Incognito window and it worked fine. Public posts on FB can be seen without logging in.
- tedivm 9y agoHow long did you wait on the page? At first when it loads you can read it just fine, but then an obnoxious pop up appears. There is a little "not now" link on the bottom that will get you back to the post, but I can see how someone would miss that (it's a great example of a bad UI).
- wadkar 9y ago> it’s a great example of a bad UI I think it’s a good example of UX that encourages visitor to sign up - which is why it exists. A part of what makes it good is precisely what you mentioned: very easy to miss the button
- make3 9y agothis will get downvoted as all held, but I really think most socially apt people should have Facebook accounts these days
- grzm 9y ago> "this will get downvoted as all [hell], but" It'll have a better chance of avoiding down votes if you leave this out. It's against the guidelines: > "Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- etrautmann 9y agoIt’s still reasonable to push discussions away from FB and walled gardens in general.
- kweinber 9y ago“most socially apt people should have Facebook accounts” This is like saying that most people who know a lot about food should regularly visit McDonalds since it is the most eaten-at restaurant. I would venture the opposite, people who are socially apt and attuned are probably least likely to be on Facebook... they’ve likely learned enough about it to stay far, far, away.
- qwerty456127 9y agoNo. E.g. I'm fine with Telegram & Signal + WhatsApp & Skype for the elderly. Having no intention to become a public person, do I really need a public profile on a web site that's whole purpose is to spy on me everywhere, analyse my behavior and contacts, sell the data to others and show me ads?
- bufferoverflow 9y agoI was recently testing video quality of video chats on a relatively shitty connection, and somehow Skype came out way ahead of Whatsapp and Hangouts.
- innagadadavida 9y agoHe is monetizing for his employer using his 100+B neuron network...
- Momquist 9y agoDisabling Javascript on Facebook allows you to read these public blog posts without any popups, login, or ads.
- qwerty456127 9y agoreg/pay-walled sites are no the only kind that should be discouraged - sites that will track you globally unless you block them globally should be discouraged too IMHO. Facebook fits both categories.