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This reminds me of the Button [1] experiment Reddit held in 2015. The interplay between the effect of the countdown reaching zero, the badge associated with cli

by brmgb 3y ago

This reminds me of the Button [1] experiment Reddit held in 2015. The interplay between the effect of the countdown reaching zero, the badge associated with clicking and the single use mechanics were quite interesting to witness. It was quite popular for a surprisingly long time. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Button_(Reddit) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Button_(Reddit)

robertlagrant 3y ago
> dubbed "The Pressiah" by the community Sometimes Reddit is excellent.
abra0 3y ago
>It was quite popular for a surprisingly long time. Hah, that's a blast from the past. One reason it lasted as long as it did was the Knights of the Button, users who collaborated to keep it alive. I implemented the Zombie-presser, 1k+ donated accounts automatically pressing the button when no one else would. We kept it alive for a more then a month before the most embarrassing bug of my career finally killed it :D Good summary here [1]. Fun times! Thank you for the reminder :D [1] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/08/reddits-mysterious-button-experiment-is-over https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/08/reddits-m...
- teaearlgraycold 3y ago
  What was the bug?
  - Jarwain 3y ago
    > The final point of failure was even less spectacular: a co-ordinated attempt to keep the button alive by automatically pressing it with donated accounts when it got too low had been working on overtime, but a fatal flaw meant that no-one bothered to check whether the anointed account actually could press. > The bot queued up the account, attempted to press the button – and found that the account had been registered after 1 April.
    - jackphilson 3y ago
      This seems like one of the first things they would check for though, right?
      - hattar 3y ago
        > the most embarrassing bug of my career Though to be honest, if that’s the most embarrassing bug abra0 is doing great.
  - deleted 3y ago
    [deleted]
  - abra0 3y ago
    https://www.reddit.com/r/Knightsofthebutton/comments/38q9x5/the_button_and_necromancer_postmortem/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Knightsofthebutton/comments/38q9x5/...
thatxliner 3y ago
So that’s where the Hermitcraft button took inspiration from
- dstainer 3y ago
  Was hoping someone would drop a HermitCraft reference!

by brmgb 3y ago

robertlagrant 3y ago

> dubbed "The Pressiah" by the community Sometimes Reddit is excellent.

abra0 3y ago

>It was quite popular for a surprisingly long time. Hah, that's a blast from the past. One reason it lasted as long as it did was the Knights of the Button, users who collaborated to keep it alive. I implemented the Zombie-presser, 1k+ donated accounts automatically pressing the button when no one else would. We kept it alive for a more then a month before the most embarrassing bug of my career finally killed it :D Good summary here [1]. Fun times! Thank you for the reminder :D [1] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/08/reddits-mysterious-button-experiment-is-over https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/08/reddits-m...

teaearlgraycold 3y ago
What was the bug?
- Jarwain 3y ago
  > The final point of failure was even less spectacular: a co-ordinated attempt to keep the button alive by automatically pressing it with donated accounts when it got too low had been working on overtime, but a fatal flaw meant that no-one bothered to check whether the anointed account actually could press. > The bot queued up the account, attempted to press the button – and found that the account had been registered after 1 April.
  - jackphilson 3y ago
    This seems like one of the first things they would check for though, right?
    - hattar 3y ago
      > the most embarrassing bug of my career Though to be honest, if that’s the most embarrassing bug abra0 is doing great.
- deleted 3y ago
  [deleted]
- abra0 3y ago
  https://www.reddit.com/r/Knightsofthebutton/comments/38q9x5/the_button_and_necromancer_postmortem/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Knightsofthebutton/comments/38q9x5/...

thatxliner 3y ago

So that’s where the Hermitcraft button took inspiration from

dstainer 3y ago
Was hoping someone would drop a HermitCraft reference!