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A useless infinite scroll experiment

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81 points·by dolin_ch·4 maanden geleden·63 comments

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

futile.ch
1 points·by dolin_ch·9 maanden geleden·2 comments

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