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HN when big tech releases some uninspired new feature: "Amazing, life changing!" HN when an individual makes something and sells it: "Here's why it's shit and

by ThrowAway1922A 3y ago

HN when big tech releases some uninspired new feature: "Amazing, life changing!" HN when an individual makes something and sells it: "Here's why it's shit and I actually hate it" It's even more ridiculous since this is a project being sold on Tindie, a website for people to sell their small time electronic hobby projects.

spiderfarmer 3y ago
This a culture that HN can’t seem to shake off. It’s almost stereotypical. I know more and more techies who hate this community because of it.
- ThrowAway1922A 3y ago
  I hate the community, so I'm one of those folks. I stay here because occasionally something interesting pops up and because I have literally nothing else to do.
superq 3y ago
It's pretty cool, I'll say that, but it appears to be out of stock anyway. And why not be able to say what I really think? Honest feedback (when delivered politely) should be helpful to a creator, as long as it's not just piling on. $68 seems like quite a bit, to be honest.
barrysteve 3y ago
It's a link to a shop page. Most of us have never heard of Tindie. It is not clear that it's made by an individual. What did you expect? Give us literally anything to talk about. A picture of an alarm clock on a store page and a price tag, is going to get discussion about what people like in alarm clocks. This is how to generate positive discussion about your alarm clock product on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25902165 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25902165 Has a blog post with an interesting concept. There's something to talk about. He gets positive feedback, people encourage him to start a kickstarter. Agolia has examples, literally alarm clocks made by individuals. Ya'll salty for no reason.
culebron21 3y ago
Actually, most of comments in this thread are not attacking the maker, nor the clock, and are discussing things neutrally. There are just three posts criticizing particular details -- battery life, font and 3D-printed enclosure. Maybe this looks very different to new iPhone announcements, but I don't read those at all.

spiderfarmer 3y ago

This a culture that HN can’t seem to shake off. It’s almost stereotypical. I know more and more techies who hate this community because of it.

ThrowAway1922A 3y ago
I hate the community, so I'm one of those folks. I stay here because occasionally something interesting pops up and because I have literally nothing else to do.

superq 3y ago

It's pretty cool, I'll say that, but it appears to be out of stock anyway. And why not be able to say what I really think? Honest feedback (when delivered politely) should be helpful to a creator, as long as it's not just piling on. $68 seems like quite a bit, to be honest.

barrysteve 3y ago

It's a link to a shop page. Most of us have never heard of Tindie. It is not clear that it's made by an individual. What did you expect? Give us literally anything to talk about. A picture of an alarm clock on a store page and a price tag, is going to get discussion about what people like in alarm clocks. This is how to generate positive discussion about your alarm clock product on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25902165 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25902165 Has a blog post with an interesting concept. There's something to talk about. He gets positive feedback, people encourage him to start a kickstarter. Agolia has examples, literally alarm clocks made by individuals. Ya'll salty for no reason.

culebron21 3y ago

Actually, most of comments in this thread are not attacking the maker, nor the clock, and are discussing things neutrally. There are just three posts criticizing particular details -- battery life, font and 3D-printed enclosure. Maybe this looks very different to new iPhone announcements, but I don't read those at all.