Waiting for LLMs Suck
Games
browser mini-games
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2 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score +0.04.
Idea: 1 for, 2 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Cool idea with interesting use of waiting time
From 3 comments
Could also be a quiz or a mini lecture. It knows all about the context you are in and the problem you are trying to solve, so might as well learn something. Like many others…
rosenlykke on HNCool idea! I was thinking about a similar concept while developing https://hnarcade.com While a user waits for whatever they are doing, redirect them to a game. Perhaps you’ve…
yuppiepuppie on HNWaymo's need this!
fragmede on HN
Objections
Adds dopamine-chasing random rewards
From 2 comments
we've reached another level of dopamine-hit chasing....
internetguy on HNRandom reward mechanisms have been woven into the very fabric of the digital world, so doesn’t surprise me.
AbbeFaria on HN
Demo is hard to see without a gif or video
From 2 comments
That is awesome! It would help if you had a video or gif. I did command + shift + 5 on a mac and recorded. Asked the coding agent to speed it up, edit out some parts between…
dataviz1000 on HNI was really hoping for a gif or two!
williamjackson on HN
Requests
Add a gif or video to the docs
From 2 comments
That is awesome! It would help if you had a video or gif. I did command + shift + 5 on a mac and recorded. Asked the coding agent to speed it up, edit out some parts between…
dataviz1000 on HNI was really hoping for a gif or two!
williamjackson on HN
Host a playable demo on the landing page
From 2 comments
if these are meant to be spun up cheapy and quickly in the waiting time for token generation, then why not drop a call to it in a div and let us play with them on the github…
xerox13ster on HNwhere are they hosted so i can play?
metalliqaz on HN
Use quizzes or mini lectures as well as games
From 1 comment
Could also be a quiz or a mini lecture. It knows all about the context you are in and the problem you are trying to solve, so might as well learn something. Like many others…
rosenlykke on HN
Questions
Where is it hosted so people can play?
From 1 comment
where are they hosted so i can play?
metalliqaz on HN
Alternatives named
Namco loading screen minigames
From 1 comment
Now's your chance to pull a Namco and file an equivalent patent for "LLM is working" minigames! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loading_screen#Minigames
vunderba on HN
YouTube buffering snake icon
From 1 comment
Surely Google has some sort of patent for this due to the snake in the Youtube buffering icon.
xerox13ster on HN
hnarcade
From 1 comment
Cool idea! I was thinking about a similar concept while developing https://hnarcade.com While a user waits for whatever they are doing, redirect them to a game. Perhaps you’ve…
yuppiepuppie on HN