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Show HN - Side Project to Help You Decide What Craft Beer You Should Drink

2 points by dannowatts 13y ago

timv 13y ago
My immediate reaction is "Should I trust this fucking website?" Based on my 2 minutes of using it, that's a very firm no.
- dannowatts 13y ago
  any substantial reason? also, it's not about trust, it's about humor. and good beer. might help if you drink a good beer and then go visit the site again :)
  - timv 13y ago
    Lack of transparency I guess. If I enter a crap beer, say "heineken", I get told "no", which is fine. If I enter random characters, say "rthjkejbfkel", I get told "no", which is not fine, because it means you are just saying no to anything that's not on your list. So, if I enter a boutique beer that I like, say "Bluebottle" or anything from Mildura Brewery, I also get the "no", but I can't tell if it's because you're morons who don't appreciate good beer, or just ignorant about some excellent beers. The only conclusion is I can draw is that you have a set of beers that you like, you'll say any other beer is crap (even if you've never tried it), and your suggestions are entirely opaque. I don't know why you like those beers, you're clearly not suggesting those beer based on any input I provided. That means is just a list of your preferred beers, with a front end that randomly selects a beer and an insult for me. Since I don't know you, or have any reason to trust your judgement in beer, there's no real reason to care. Yes, it's about humor (although I don't find obscenities and insults to be particularly funny), but there's no evidence that it's actually about good beer - just beer that you happen to like with no explanation of why.
    - dannowatts 13y ago
      thanks for taking the time to write out a coherent answer and critique, i appreciate it. after reading through your thoughts, it's safe to say that you may not be the target demographic for the site!
      - timv 13y ago
        It's safe to say that you may not be the target demographic for the site I think that's almost certainly the case.
Randgalt 13y ago
New favorite site
- dannowatts 13y ago
  ha, thanks!
shanbady 13y ago
awesome
- dannowatts 13y ago
  thank you!

2 points by dannowatts 13y ago

timv 13y ago

My immediate reaction is "Should I trust this fucking website?" Based on my 2 minutes of using it, that's a very firm no.

dannowatts 13y ago
any substantial reason? also, it's not about trust, it's about humor. and good beer. might help if you drink a good beer and then go visit the site again :)
- timv 13y ago
  Lack of transparency I guess. If I enter a crap beer, say "heineken", I get told "no", which is fine. If I enter random characters, say "rthjkejbfkel", I get told "no", which is not fine, because it means you are just saying no to anything that's not on your list. So, if I enter a boutique beer that I like, say "Bluebottle" or anything from Mildura Brewery, I also get the "no", but I can't tell if it's because you're morons who don't appreciate good beer, or just ignorant about some excellent beers. The only conclusion is I can draw is that you have a set of beers that you like, you'll say any other beer is crap (even if you've never tried it), and your suggestions are entirely opaque. I don't know why you like those beers, you're clearly not suggesting those beer based on any input I provided. That means is just a list of your preferred beers, with a front end that randomly selects a beer and an insult for me. Since I don't know you, or have any reason to trust your judgement in beer, there's no real reason to care. Yes, it's about humor (although I don't find obscenities and insults to be particularly funny), but there's no evidence that it's actually about good beer - just beer that you happen to like with no explanation of why.
  - dannowatts 13y ago
    thanks for taking the time to write out a coherent answer and critique, i appreciate it. after reading through your thoughts, it's safe to say that you may not be the target demographic for the site!
    - timv 13y ago
      It's safe to say that you may not be the target demographic for the site I think that's almost certainly the case.

Randgalt 13y ago

New favorite site

dannowatts 13y ago
ha, thanks!

shanbady 13y ago

awesome

dannowatts 13y ago
thank you!