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Ask HN: An image upload service for HN only
There's a new frontend for Imgur called IMGIN[0] and it's great for viewing Imgur posts without all the tracking and having to view with JS turned on.
I was thinking: Since Imgur became so popular because of Reddit (and was eventually sold to Medialab later on), that Hackernews should have its own (unofficial fan based) image-sharing service. We could support the project with Patreon or Liberapay if needed.
There's always different services I've seen people use, and we can't seem to agree on which one to use. Many have questionable privacy and are monetized with privacy-invasive ADs to stay afloat.
I think images are sometimes a great way to explain concepts without resorting to words. There's plenty of tech-related memes I have stored up that I'd love to share, but would much rather share on an agreed-upon service that all HN'ers collectively like, instead of sketchy services.
Can we build this, or is that a huge ask?
[0] https://imgin.voidnet.tech/
- OJFord 5y agoI think you might over-estimate the appetite for 'tech-related memes' here. (I don't even see imgur links or others that 'we can't seem to agree on' all that much to be honest.)
- MattGaiser 5y agoI have honestly never seen an image submitted to HN.
- mtmail 5y agoIn comments it's very rare because and it's not rendered on the website. Usually screenshots, e.g. to show that an article isn't readable on a mobile device. As direct submission I see 1-2 per week, e.g. the XKCD comics, though I can't remember any getting any traction or making it to the frontpage.
- mtmail 5y ago> There's plenty of tech-related memes I don't think that fits the HNs audience. Even the super tech https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=xkcd.com https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=xkcd.com can hardly spark an insightful discussion.