holler

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   by holler 4y ago

   I just did a Show HN for an anonymous public chat social site in dev https://sqwok.im
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   by holler 4y ago

   Join Sqwok instead! ( https://sqwok.im )
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   by holler 4y ago

   Awesome. I'm on mbp osx 11.6.5. I tried again and it seems that scrolling feels a bit lagged/jumpy, but otherwise the site looks great. Curious what a realtime chat app w/stateful backend might look like!
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   by holler 4y ago

   Unrelated but I clicked your name and noticed you joined in 2007 the year HN started, that's pretty cool! How did you hear about it back then? Also drift.space/jamsocket seem pretty interesting (the jamsocket site seemed to lag wh
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   by holler 4y ago

   Have you considered simply putting a feedback button or link to a survey? It's interesting I have no problem communicating with all of my users because my project is a live chat app. But one thing I noticed is there are countless thing
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   by holler 4y ago

   I don't think they are competing against DJI. Did you watch the promo video? It's very clear who their target demographic is and it's not people who would buy a DJI.
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   by holler 4y ago

   I can tell you've put real hard work into this, that's quite an achievement! You should be proud. I do like the name and now it makes sense :)
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   by holler 4y ago

   Lol! That is too funny, and it's great hearing stories like those to remind me that we're all really similar. I've done the same thing many times in my life out of fear of the sounds or the sm.. you get the point! Good luck o
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   by holler 4y ago

   This is really great! A few years ago I worked for a small startup using a tiny live/work loft as an office in the heart of downtown San Diego. We had the exact same issue you describe where 7 guys and 3 gals were all terrified to use
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    by holler 4y ago

    Thanks!
11. 221.▲
    by holler 4y ago

    That sounds like a bug! Will look into it, did you happen to enter any text in the field and then delete it? I'll see if I can reproduce
12. 222.▲
    by holler 4y ago

    Ok yeah maybe that's better to just add a feedback button? That should be easy
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    by holler 4y ago

    I def understand that and I'm interested in finding ways to support more nuanced discussion, but there's always going to be a place for traditional threaded comments and old school forums etc.
14. 224.▲
    by holler 4y ago

    Thank You to everyone who stopped by Sqwok today and/or left feedback here! Much appreciated! Thank you dang
15. 225.▲
    by holler 4y ago

    It's using regular websockets w/mqtt
16. 226.▲
    by holler 4y ago

    Thank you!
17. 227.▲
    by holler 4y ago

    Thanks for the feedback. Would it be good enough if you could turn that off? Hadn't heard this feedback before but it's fair.
18. 228.▲
    by holler 4y ago

    thank you!
19. 229.▲
    by holler 4y ago

    totally! thanks again! :)
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    by holler 4y ago

    It's a different experience for sure, and there will always be a place for threaded comments. But this is about real time conversation, and I agree there's much to be done to improve it!
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    by holler 4y ago

    Hey thank you for sharing this feedback and linking to it here on HN! It will make it easier for me to find again. I agree the ability to break off the convo is a big one, and likewise permalink/vote or highlight message. Thank you!
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    by holler 4y ago

    I like it!
23. 233.▲
    by holler 4y ago

    Yes let me think about how/where to do that. Any suggestion? I guess I could use github?
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    by holler 4y ago

    In hindsight I might not have chosen that name but it was a fear years ago and now it sort of stuck... idk
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    by holler 4y ago

    Thank you for the feedback! I realize the design isn't for everyone and you're right it probably skews towards the tech crowd, but what specifically is ugly? I think for sure some talented UI designers could come up with something
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    by holler 4y ago

    Hey there, thanks for sharing, what do you mean by discord version?
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    by holler 4y ago

    No problem, thank you for participating and taking the time to check out Sqwok!
28. 238.▲
    by holler 4y ago

    Hey sorry about that! I haven't tested it in firefox on android but I'm writing it down and hope to address it soon.
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    by holler 4y ago

    That's good feedback and thanks for sharing. The primary driver in building this was first to create a way to easily hop into a live conversation around a topic with anyone. This has been a bootstrapped one-person project so far and it
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    by holler 4y ago

    Thank you! Appreciate the comments and feedback, that's a high priority item I plan to add soon!