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How HN took it
23 positive, 29 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 13 critical, out of 66 comments about the project. Thread score +0.18.
Idea: 14 for, 3 againstDesign: 2 for, 4 againstExecution: 1 for, 4 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
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What people liked
Fun and nostalgic meme
From 3 comments
IDK why, but this reminds me of earlier days of internet, when it was full of random, non-usable but funny content like this. Best things often don't make that much sense.
latedog on HNYes! this is what the internet was made for. Good job!
inatreecrown2 on HNThis is the meme we needed.
rcarmo on HN
Clean minimalist design
From 1 comment
I like the minimalism myself.
whstl on HN
Objections
Server-side IP geolocation is inaccurate and less correct than JavaScript timezone
From 2 comments
I'd argue this is the wrong design goal: correctness is more important. I'm in the UK but my work PC's Internet exit node is in New York due to enforced use of corporate proxies,…
lordmauve on HN> Current time is determined by a Cloudflare Worker using the request IP (not logged or stored). No JavaScript is sent to the browser. That’s a strange design. If you sent just…
Kwpolska on HN
Privacy concerns from using IP for time
From 2 comments
Not to be nitpicking but Cloudflare will log and store request metadata, including user IP.
cryptonym on HN> Makes me think, it would be nice if there was a standard request header to specify preferred TZ for 'local time', That's a another data point for fingerprinting, sadly. Not…
RicoElectrico on HN
Speech bubbles look poor compared to original comic
From 1 comment
Can't believe it took me this long to notice, the meme itself is an altered image of the original comic. Obviously, the speech bobbles are too clean compared to the rest of the…
Svip on HN
Requests
Open source the code
From 2 comments
Thanks for this haha :) I would love to it translated in other languages (this meme is international), especially in French, Hergé[0]'s original language. It may be a good idea…
azaaaz on HNfun! open source it, we can add more calendars and languages :D
MHM5000 on HN
Translations into other languages
From 1 comment
Thanks for this haha :) I would love to it translated in other languages (this meme is international), especially in French, Hergé[0]'s original language. It may be a good idea…
azaaaz on HN
Century version
From 1 comment
Awesome idea! Just a thought, but a century version would be spot-on!
pahbloo on HN
Live updating without page refresh
From 2 comments
> non-usable https://tintin.dlazaro.ca/day would be easy to make into a very much usable clock. I'm actually a little disappointed it didn't already update as a minute passed ;-)
yencabulator on HN> Current time is determined by a Cloudflare Worker using the request IP (not logged or stored). No JavaScript is sent to the browser. That’s a strange design. If you sent just…
Kwpolska on HN
Questions
Why is the meme trending now
From 1 comment
> Current time is determined by a Cloudflare Worker using the request IP I was scratching my head for a while wondering why you need an IP address to determine the current time……
FearNotDaniel on HN
Why does it need an IP to determine time
From 1 comment
> Current time is determined by a Cloudflare Worker using the request IP I was scratching my head for a while wondering why you need an IP address to determine the current time……
FearNotDaniel on HN
Alternatives named
xkcd Now comic uses similar server-side approach
From 1 comment
The xkcd Now comic[1] is also done server-side. There's an outer image showing day/night cycles which never changes and the part with the map and all the labels is rotated within…
rimunroe on HN
Cosmic clock page
From 1 comment
You are telling me that my cosmic clock is not usable? https://cosmic-clock.vercel.app PS. I made it for myself just for fun. Haven't checked issues such as time for other…
waonderer on HN