HackerTrans
TopNewTrendsCommentsPastAskShowJobs

dolin_ch

no profile record

Submissions

A useless infinite scroll experiment

futile.ch
81 points·by dolin_ch·4 個月前·63 comments

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

futile.ch
1 points·by dolin_ch·9 個月前·2 comments

comments

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