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reading toy
SHOW HN2013
121points
68comments
#179of 1,739 in 2013
Top 11%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
6 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 6 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score -0.02.
Idea: 3 for, 4 againstDesign: 2 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Funny and well executed joke
From 3 comments
Excellent, simple and funny. Please can we not have any narky comments about this one, appreciate the joke move on with your life. It's typography is not important?
Newky on HNGood joke, beautifully executed. Well done!
fredley on HNI'm going to be a little serious here, and suggest that you should actively avoid engaging with anything that might keep you on the toilet longer than necessary to do your…
cheald on HN
Objections
Randomly generated text is not fun or informative
From 2 comments
Would you read product labels if they were randomly generated? If you couldn't possibly know them by heart? If you didn't learn something new about the world? Randomly generated…
rdancer on HNmaybe its just me but I don't understand what the joke is ? I read through a label and didn't find it humorous ? Is it possibly because i didn't read the right one ?
angryasian on HN
Justified text hurts readability
From 1 comment
Cool, but hate the justified text. Makes it harder to read :/
ericcoleman on HN
Wanted real product labels
From 3 comments
totally lost interest after the 2nd page refresh.
willcate on HNReal product labels?
syncerr on HNI was kind of disappointed it didn't have real products.
AsymetricCom on HN
Requests
Real product labels
From 2 comments
Real product labels?
syncerr on HNI was kind of disappointed it didn't have real products.
AsymetricCom on HN
Show the back of the actual product
From 1 comment
Pretty cool idea, but I would love to see the actual back of the product I'm reading. It would be much more immersive, I think.
darxius on HN
Alternatives named
Pocket (ReadItLater)
From 1 comment
If you don't want to read this stuff, I would highly recommend Pocket (aka ReadItLater). You use an addon in your browser to bookmark articles, papers, videos, or whatever and…
laxatives on HN