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A useless infinite scroll experiment

futile.ch
81 points·by dolin_ch·4 bulan yang lalu·63 comments

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

futile.ch
1 points·by dolin_ch·9 bulan yang lalu·2 comments

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dolin_ch
·4 bulan yang lalu·discuss
We're not expecting anything, we're scrolling ;)
dolin_ch
·4 bulan yang lalu·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
·4 bulan yang lalu·discuss
Ahahah ;) Thank you very much for the feedback, and I'm delighted to have wasted your time ;)
dolin_ch
·4 bulan yang lalu·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
·4 bulan yang lalu·discuss
I'll make a note of that and try to fix it, thank you.
dolin_ch
·4 bulan yang lalu·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
·4 bulan yang lalu·discuss
I'm sorry, I hadn't thought of that! I'll take care of it!
dolin_ch
·4 bulan yang lalu·discuss
Yes, I knew about this site ;)
dolin_ch
·4 bulan yang lalu·discuss
Yes, you're right, I hadn't thought of that! Thank you for your constructive feedback.
dolin_ch
·4 bulan yang lalu·discuss
The good old days! Still on iPhone, but no more jailbreaking... too restrictive.
dolin_ch
·4 bulan yang lalu·discuss
I didn't know about that, thank you for the link.
dolin_ch
·4 bulan yang lalu·discuss
Great idea! I'll do that ! ;) Thanks !
dolin_ch
·4 bulan yang lalu·discuss
As large as possible ;)
dolin_ch
·4 bulan yang lalu·discuss
On smartphones for real-world use ! ;)
dolin_ch
·4 bulan yang lalu·discuss
Right. Thank you very much for the feedback, I'll check it out !
dolin_ch
·4 bulan yang lalu·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
·4 bulan yang lalu·discuss
Really happy to read this comment, thank you so much !
dolin_ch
·4 bulan yang lalu·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
·4 bulan yang lalu·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
·4 bulan yang lalu·discuss
Ahahah. But it's more for your thumb, on mobile.