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A useless infinite scroll experiment

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81 points·by dolin_ch·vor 4 Monaten·63 comments

A useless website that measures how far you scroll (mobile-first)

futile.ch
1 points·by dolin_ch·vor 9 Monaten·2 comments

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dolin_ch
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
We're not expecting anything, we're scrolling ;)
dolin_ch
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
Thank you so much for your feedback ;) I really appreciate it! And yes, that's the goal, to criticise endless scrolling on social media. Thank you for your kind words.
dolin_ch
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
Ahahah ;) Thank you very much for the feedback, and I'm delighted to have wasted your time ;)
dolin_ch
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
Sorry ;) Yes, recording is only possible on mobile devices, because otherwise it's far too easy to reach long distances. It's very easy to bypass scrolling on a workstation! And yes, some people have scrolled for an hour and a half :P
dolin_ch
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
I'll make a note of that and try to fix it, thank you.
dolin_ch
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
That's a fair point.

The punchlines are there mostly to make the empty scroll a bit more entertaining while you go down. But you're right that nothing really scrolls by in the traditional sense.

The idea is more about measuring how far your thumb travels than about browsing actual content.
dolin_ch
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
I'm sorry, I hadn't thought of that! I'll take care of it!
dolin_ch
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
Yes, I knew about this site ;)
dolin_ch
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
Yes, you're right, I hadn't thought of that! Thank you for your constructive feedback.
dolin_ch
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
The good old days! Still on iPhone, but no more jailbreaking... too restrictive.
dolin_ch
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
I didn't know about that, thank you for the link.
dolin_ch
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
Great idea! I'll do that ! ;) Thanks !
dolin_ch
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
As large as possible ;)
dolin_ch
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
On smartphones for real-world use ! ;)
dolin_ch
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
Right. Thank you very much for the feedback, I'll check it out !
dolin_ch
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
It's just standard JS numbers (IEEE-754 doubles), not BigInt.

The distance is accumulated in millimeters, so even if someone somehow scrolled hundreds of kilometers we'd still be far below the 2^53 integer precision limit.

So precision loss shouldn't realistically happen.
dolin_ch
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
Really happy to read this comment, thank you so much !
dolin_ch
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
Yes, yes, I know, but the site is designed for mobile devices and for the real pleasure of scrolling, not just cheating. Just for fun ;)
dolin_ch
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
Looking forward to your next Zoom meeting ;) That's strange about the cut-off sentences. What device are you using? I'll check it out, because I'm not having any problems on my end. Thank you so much for the great feedback, I really appreciate it!
dolin_ch
·vor 4 Monaten·discuss
Ahahah. But it's more for your thumb, on mobile.