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by richforrester 9y ago
Don't mind having a go at answering the appropriateness of this vector-based style, from a design/psychological perspective; It might be inherent to the mathemetical precision of this drawing style. The clean-cut shapes and geomet
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by richforrester 9y ago
See my comment above; > if the request is made within fourteen days of purchase, and the title has been played for less than two hours Purpose of games, is entertainment. 2 hours should be enough for you to decide if the game was worth
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by richforrester 9y ago
Refunds apply: > if the request is made within fourteen days of purchase, and the title has been played for less than two hours Based on the premise that games are made for entertainment, 2 hours seems (to me) like a solid enough amount
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by richforrester 9y ago
Again, it's not Facebook. It's the companies using the platform. Don't blame the tool. Blame the person wielding it.
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by richforrester 9y ago
Because company [X] thinks the target for product [Y] is [Z]. That's my guess anyway. And I work in (and/or closely with) marketing. .edit: Come to think of it, I want to elaborate on that. Think about search engine optimisation.
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by richforrester 9y ago
> or when the world is on fire and a push needs to happen now. The unwanted reality we live in.
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by richforrester 9y ago
Without meaning to be a tit; > Search Ads Basic Why does this not count as "getting into ads"? Genuinely don't see the difference. And to be fair, the product kinda puzzles me in the first place. Is it really only an ad at
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by richforrester 9y ago
This is not just developer-first, even though they say it. Their design shows that all you have to do is copy paste a snippet and it'll work. Also, to OP; that IS design. Design is choosing what to display where, based on a why. Don&
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by richforrester 9y ago
These types of comments always restore my faith in the world. Nothing like a bit of justice.
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by richforrester 9y ago
> (or larger companies) in this space That's what I'm responding to. Of course startups can be far worse. Goes without saying.
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by richforrester 9y ago
> (or larger companies) in this space That's what I'm responding to. Of course startups can be far worse. Goes without saying.
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by richforrester 9y ago
I realize HN might not be the time and place but I wanted to wish you the best of luck. Hope all works out as well as it could.
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by richforrester 9y ago
Not really. Proven trackrecords matter. Also, Google can shut down this product without thinking twice. A company that has it as their sole product however, can't. That's a huge difference.
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by richforrester 9y ago
:) It was a bit of a bluff. I'm loving 35 as much as I loved 18. Life's good when your biggest worry is elevated blood pressure.
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by richforrester 9y ago
> everything you do between 15 and 35? The majority of life's accomplishments for most I was having a great day.
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by richforrester 9y ago
I kind of agree and disagree. Yes we might be thinking of two different things. But I think it's not about the URL, but about the content. There's plenty YouTube videos that are intelligent, with intelligent responses to it. But t
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by richforrester 9y ago
That's funny. I tend to skip the article and go into the comments. Comments tell me "what's wrong with the article", and in doing so, give you a good picture of what the article is about. As for the "what's wro
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by richforrester 9y ago
Would love to hear what part of my reasoning rubbed you wrong, silent downvoter! We don't learn if we don't share!
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by richforrester 9y ago
It's really not as difficult as it is being made. This down to "what you need to do to make something stand out", which means sorting out the importance of elements and turning that into a hierarchy. While there's no way
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by richforrester 9y ago
> Sometimes but not always. Always. Even if it's just because this crowd is anonymous, and didn't have to pay to gain access. So they behave differently because there's 0 investment. > This is a massive exaggeration, th
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by richforrester 9y ago
Different audience. 10k kids watching a Hearthstone tournament is different than a carefully cultivated, grown-over-the-years audience of daily viewers. You ban one to ten people each stream and you're golden. E-Sports have global mark
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by richforrester 9y ago
Second part of my post covered the second part of your response: Try moderating, in real life, 10000 people talking at once. Impossible. If you're just there for the game: watch the game and hide the chat (there's a button right n
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by richforrester 9y ago
Your complaint is the equivalent of striding into a concert for 12-20 year olds, and then complaining about the loud noise. You've got to consider the target audience for video games like HearthStone, as well as the amount of users tha
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by richforrester 9y ago
Similar. Experience tought me that having patience for bad situations leads to more understanding and easier solving of issues. The fact is that the more people are involved in a process, the slower the cogs turn. Having patience is more of
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by richforrester 9y ago
Sounds like everyone got what they wanted. Also sounds like you were dealing with humans, who (before escalating) followed company protocols. Also seems not too far-fetched that those protocols are in place to weed out the whatever% that ma
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by richforrester 9y ago
Just a few reasons that come to mind: - They'd be yet another distraction - Who pays for the resources (space, nutrition, time) - What if you don't work in an office - Work environment might not be a great place for a kid
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by richforrester 10y ago
Fair enough, I'll remove a bit of the blanket from that statement. Thanks for the answer!
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by richforrester 10y ago
HN consists of mostly humans. Unfortunately, even the smartest and most unbiased ones amongst us aren't entirely immune to sensationalism, so some of us might have voted for reasons other than hate. Human nature! .edit: down-vote city
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by richforrester 10y ago
I see where you're coming from but; > The guy poured his heart and soul into the project and was vested way beyond a paycheck ... so it's kinda sad when productivity isn't the reason.
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by richforrester 10y ago
Same plans, different game type for me. Anything old-school that has been built in a nifty way makes me want to build something from scratch :) Love the thought of it, doubt I'll ever.

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