4 ms·

Insomniac, the Browser That Never Sleeps

16 points by cpeterso 4y ago

tedmiston 4y ago
> https://insomniacbrowser.com/pricing/ https://insomniacbrowser.com/pricing/ $499 Per Month This seems like a joke?
- duskwuff 4y ago
  I don't think it's a joke. I think it's made to assist scalpers in buying limited-supply items from web sites and circumventing order limits -- that'd explain some of the weirder features mentioned on the home page, like per-tab proxies and "queue statistics". I am disappointed to discover that this is a thing, but also completely unsurprised to find that someone else is trying to make money off of it. Where there's a niche, there's a way.
  - netruk44 4y ago
    I think you're right. There's a discount for 'Shows On Sale' members, which you can also apply for (Only $150/month!). The membership application asks how long you've been in the "ticket business" and where you sell your ticket inventory. If you look into advertising on their site, they describe themselves: "Shows On Sale is a community for experienced ticket brokers across the United States and Canada"
    - duskwuff 4y ago
      Oh, so it's specifically for ticket scalpers. I was thinking sneakerheads, but I guess that makes sense too. Yeah, they can burn in hell.
  - no-s 4y ago
    > that'd explain some of the weirder features mentioned on the home page GDPR compliance too?
encryptluks2 4y ago
Flagging this... Inline with advertising on here for credit card skimmers.
- jlund-molfese 4y ago
  I found this post interesting because I’m always curious about new browsers, and the OP isn’t affiliated with the project as far as I can tell. Don’t think it’s advertising.
  - encryptluks2 4y ago
    It is a subscription service used for ticket scalpers
    - jlund-molfese 4y ago
      Hey, all the better to raise awareness then. Maybe some people who work in supply-limited industries will see it and implement countermeasures. Either way the submission doesn’t violate any HN rules, so I vouched for it.
- no-s 4y ago
  > advertising I don’t think OP is advertising this.
  - cpeterso 4y ago
    OP here. I have no affiliation with the Insomniac browser. I work for Mozilla. I just thought this was an interesting niche product that shows how different people browse the Web in different ways.
vallard 4y ago
This doesn’t seem like a coincidence this story shows up the same week of the the Taylor Swift/Ticketmaster controversy.

16 points by cpeterso 4y ago

tedmiston 4y ago

> https://insomniacbrowser.com/pricing/ https://insomniacbrowser.com/pricing/ $499 Per Month This seems like a joke?

duskwuff 4y ago
I don't think it's a joke. I think it's made to assist scalpers in buying limited-supply items from web sites and circumventing order limits -- that'd explain some of the weirder features mentioned on the home page, like per-tab proxies and "queue statistics". I am disappointed to discover that this is a thing, but also completely unsurprised to find that someone else is trying to make money off of it. Where there's a niche, there's a way.
- netruk44 4y ago
  I think you're right. There's a discount for 'Shows On Sale' members, which you can also apply for (Only $150/month!). The membership application asks how long you've been in the "ticket business" and where you sell your ticket inventory. If you look into advertising on their site, they describe themselves: "Shows On Sale is a community for experienced ticket brokers across the United States and Canada"
  - duskwuff 4y ago
    Oh, so it's specifically for ticket scalpers. I was thinking sneakerheads, but I guess that makes sense too. Yeah, they can burn in hell.
- no-s 4y ago
  > that'd explain some of the weirder features mentioned on the home page GDPR compliance too?

encryptluks2 4y ago

Flagging this... Inline with advertising on here for credit card skimmers.

jlund-molfese 4y ago
I found this post interesting because I’m always curious about new browsers, and the OP isn’t affiliated with the project as far as I can tell. Don’t think it’s advertising.
- encryptluks2 4y ago
  It is a subscription service used for ticket scalpers
  - jlund-molfese 4y ago
    Hey, all the better to raise awareness then. Maybe some people who work in supply-limited industries will see it and implement countermeasures. Either way the submission doesn’t violate any HN rules, so I vouched for it.
no-s 4y ago
> advertising I don’t think OP is advertising this.
- cpeterso 4y ago
  OP here. I have no affiliation with the Insomniac browser. I work for Mozilla. I just thought this was an interesting niche product that shows how different people browse the Web in different ways.

vallard 4y ago

This doesn’t seem like a coincidence this story shows up the same week of the the Taylor Swift/Ticketmaster controversy.