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459points
154comments
#80of 3,515 in 2024
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How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

9 positive, 31 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 21 critical, out of 63 comments about the project. Thread score -0.15.

Execution: 2 for, 12 againstPrivacy: 2 for, 5 againstIdea: 3 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Opt-in design respects users

    From 2 comments
    • > opt-in only by adding a slug to your bio I really like this. It’s respectful of people’s wishes to not be added to any random site, and at the same time the way to give consent…
      latexr on HN
    • Great idea! Love the simplicity.
      valtlfelipe on HN
  • Simple, fun idea

    From 3 comments

Objections

  • Case-sensitive usernames cause errors

    From 2 comments
  • Rendering and encoding bugs

    From 2 comments
    • There seems to be some weird encoding issues and failure to convert URLs to links properly, for my profile - https://mike-cardwell.at.hn/ - Also, some of the indenting and white…
      mike-cardwell on HN
    • Fun idea! - The first bullet point does not seem to be recognised (on your profile and mine). - webp images do not work?
      xalava on HN
  • Possible XSS risk in rendering

    From 1 comment
    • Since marked doesn't do it for you, make sure you sanitize the user input (the text on the user profiles) before rendering it to visitors. Some libraries for doing that with good…
      diggan on HN
  • GDPR and privacy concerns

    From 2 comments
    • And are you prepared to respond to GDPR and other jurisdiction requirements of data collection and management?
      michaelteter on HN
    • It's not premature; it's something to consider whenever sharing people's personal data on the internet. The GDPR does not apply "in the course of a purely personal or household…
      Symbiote on HN

Requests

  • Fix internal server error and case handling

    From 2 comments
    • When I refresh I get > Internal Server Error 34 Cool idea though, will try again later.
      yellow_lead on HN
    • Does this not work with upper case letters? I only get "Internal Server Error 34".
      Black616Angel on HN
  • Aggregated user listing on homepage

    From 1 comment
  • Recommendations based on shared commenters or topics

    From 1 comment
    • so perhaps some kind of collaborative filtering or cohort graph or AI summary can be added on top of this? What other users often comment on the same kinds of stories? Who often…
      willvarfar on HN
  • Linkblog or RSS from favorites

    From 1 comment
    • I'd love to do something similar that uses your HN favorites (I.E.: https://news.ycombinator.com/favorites?id=padolsey) and publishes it as a linkblog. Should expose an RSS feed…
      8organicbits on HN

Questions

  • Are profiles visible without opting in?

    From 3 comments
    • The wording of: > To opt-in, paste "{your username}.at.hn" anywhere in your profile's 'about' section. Is slightly incorrect, I think. Everyone seems to visible by default,…
      diggan on HN
    • Mine is not visible, and I did not opt-in.
      geertj on HN
    • Mine is visible, oddly. I didn't opt in, either.
      jerbear4328 on HN
  • How to gain karma to edit bio

    From 2 comments
    • I enabled it as well but I have no clue how to gain Karma. Any feedback would help.
      serverlord on HN
    • Lovely project! Unfortunately, I no longer seem to be able to update my bio on at.hn as I am yet to acquire even 5 karma. Maybe I'll check back in a few weeks/months :)
      ioc on HN
  • Renewal cost of the domain

    From 1 comment

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