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I'm with you, but I'm a power user. I wonder if anyone has any sentiment analysis showing whether the average web user likes this sort of thing, or finds it ann

by xbryanx 12y ago

I'm with you, but I'm a power user. I wonder if anyone has any sentiment analysis showing whether the average web user likes this sort of thing, or finds it annoying.

austenallred 12y ago
I'm probably a "power user" as well, but I literally cannot navigate the site. It's like 1/3 of my scrolls don't even register. This isn't "design for the masses," it's just plain broken. Edit: I don't know why I'm being downvoted, it must be working for some people. Here is a video of me trying to scroll (in Chrome) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulAw0P2geRE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulAw0P2geRE
- yellowapple 12y ago
  I'm able to scroll perfectly fine with Conkeror (and by extension Firefox). Think of it less like an ordinary web page and more like a slideshow, since that's basically what this is.
- anigbrowl 12y ago
  Have you tried pressing those buttons in the lower right hand corner of the keyboard?
  - madeofpalk 12y ago
    No, I have not and I won't.
    - jbrooksuk 12y ago
      Exactly this. It's a website, we shouldn't expect to scroll differently. This whole fad better die soon!
downandout 12y ago
Google is in the position to have done exactly this kind of analysis, and apparently the majority likes this crap. I'm glad I am not alone in hating it though.
- bsbechtel 12y ago
  Google, and to a certain extent Facebook, LinkedIn, and all other large web companies are in positions to make data driven design decision, and every time it's done I hear lots of complaining. I'm wondering how great data driven design really is. On the flip side, how often do you hear that Apple's software design is driven by data analysis, and how often do you hear complaints about their designs?
  - Jare 12y ago
    > how often do you hear complaints about their designs? Every time I turn on my MBP.
  - endtime 12y ago
    I hate Apple design, but I just don't use their products. All Apple products have a good alternative...not necessarily true for Google, Facebook, Linkedin, etc.
- sidcool 12y ago
  We are hacker news, we are professionally outraged.
throw7 12y ago
My scrolling seems to work, but it is annoying. The embedded video does not work at all for me. I had to copy link location and paste it another window for it to work.

by xbryanx 12y ago

I'm with you, but I'm a power user. I wonder if anyone has any sentiment analysis showing whether the average web user likes this sort of thing, or finds it annoying.

austenallred 12y ago

I'm probably a "power user" as well, but I literally cannot navigate the site. It's like 1/3 of my scrolls don't even register. This isn't "design for the masses," it's just plain broken. Edit: I don't know why I'm being downvoted, it must be working for some people. Here is a video of me trying to scroll (in Chrome) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulAw0P2geRE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulAw0P2geRE

yellowapple 12y ago
I'm able to scroll perfectly fine with Conkeror (and by extension Firefox). Think of it less like an ordinary web page and more like a slideshow, since that's basically what this is.
anigbrowl 12y ago
Have you tried pressing those buttons in the lower right hand corner of the keyboard?
- madeofpalk 12y ago
  No, I have not and I won't.
  - jbrooksuk 12y ago
    Exactly this. It's a website, we shouldn't expect to scroll differently. This whole fad better die soon!

downandout 12y ago

Google is in the position to have done exactly this kind of analysis, and apparently the majority likes this crap. I'm glad I am not alone in hating it though.

bsbechtel 12y ago
Google, and to a certain extent Facebook, LinkedIn, and all other large web companies are in positions to make data driven design decision, and every time it's done I hear lots of complaining. I'm wondering how great data driven design really is. On the flip side, how often do you hear that Apple's software design is driven by data analysis, and how often do you hear complaints about their designs?
- Jare 12y ago
  > how often do you hear complaints about their designs? Every time I turn on my MBP.
- endtime 12y ago
  I hate Apple design, but I just don't use their products. All Apple products have a good alternative...not necessarily true for Google, Facebook, Linkedin, etc.
sidcool 12y ago
We are hacker news, we are professionally outraged.

throw7 12y ago

My scrolling seems to work, but it is annoying. The embedded video does not work at all for me. I had to copy link location and paste it another window for it to work.