If I was in art school, I would make a program that prints a generative image as fast as it can. Maybe add a few of those large ink printers that can print thousands of pictures. Add a fan to blow the paper around. Then watch as it completely fills up the room, make the slop visible.

How secure is all this? Not really into networking and I always wondered if this has any risks.

If you're just connecting over Tailscale and your machine is otherwise not exposing the (configurable) port to the internet, it's fine as far as I know. Set up firewall entries if you are concerned.

Content and opinions that change like the weather, just for clicks and engagement. It’s a long way from integrity and responsibility from these influencers.

I think the internet use is usually “reverse uno (card)” which means the tables are being turned, aka what you tried is being reflected back at you.

I really don't think that HN would ace a card game knowledge test.

Thank you for your faith in HN, anal reactor.

don't be a joker

One of the things you run into as well, is that with all these launches, show HN’s, the companies or individuals hardly show themselves. Like the footer displays no “we are this and this team” , “I am a hobbyist who likes to work on a,b,c” and so the line of trust back to responsible or at least credible author or source is also broken.

Yeah, I have been following a subreddit where people offer their new plugin for a software I use. And where it use to be like one or two a week, it’s now a daily “look at my thing I build!”

The bar for entry has been lowered, the output increased, and quality suffers.

We had something similar when the internet grew, so much blogs and then monetised blogs, getting to the good bits was (and is) difficult. We need guides and curators.

100% agree with the curators part. I think this is often implicit, but we look for signals of quality, whether that's Github stars or a person we trust. I feel the sense of what is a good curator has shifted, or even the curators are overwhelmed. Similar to the enshittification paradigm: once you find a good source of curated content, let's say Substack, then it grows and needs its own curation.

Yeah, the snark by some commenters is unwarranted.

There is this programmer and he is just chilling, programming and listening to music. Just 2-3 viewers. On occasion I say hi, make a chitchat. It’s harmless and a bit of fun/socializing.

I think most streamers know what they are doing.

Best thing I think of is domain names. Domains are tied to addresses and billing, and sites are people or businesses, with physical locations one can visit.

Maybe a good startup idea would be “local verify” , where you check locally for a client if the online destination is real.

This.. give me the - option - to not be an ad infested hellhole of an OS and sell me a product.

I heard this saying recently “The problem with comfort is that it makes you comfortable.”