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Requesting Funding for 90s.dev
- conaclos 1y agoI got a 404. IS the website still online?
- 90s_dev 1y ago[flagged]
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- dang 1y agoMods didn't see it. Users flagged it, because fundraisers and requests for funding are not on topic for Hacker News. I'm going to make an exception in this case and turn off the flags. We can't (and don't) do this often, so please don't anyone interpret this as a precedent.
- jarebear6expepj 1y ago[flagged]
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- dang 1y agoI totally get that there's a spectrum of responses and that everyone has good reasons for feeling the way they do. I don't think one is right and another wrong. They're all right. From a moderation point of view the questions are: where is the cost/benefit optimum for the community, and what is most in keeping with the intended spirit of the site? I don't think punishing people for past crimes should be a primary function for HN. IMO the cost of that outweighs the benefit, and it isn't optimal for what we want here (https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=curiosity%20optimiz%20by:dang https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sor...). That's why I'm willing to make a rare out-of-band exception for a post like this. But not so often that it becomes a Thing.
- jazzypants 1y agoI'm not trying to be rude, but I'm just curious. Why do you think that this post deserves an exception?
- dang 1y agoIt's hard to self-reflect well enough to answer that! but I think something like: (1) it's good to occasionally (but not often) have emotional and human elements show up here in ways that differ from what usually shows up here. (Those elements may be good or bad, btw), and (2) if I have to choose between HN punishing people for past crimes vs. HN giving someone a second (or third, or Nth) chance, then I have to choose the latter, even though I don't like either of those choices. (1) is about not getting too stuck in any pattern and (2) is about not reinforcing a worse pattern.
- jazzypants 1y agoFair enough. That makes sense to me. I appreciate the insight! Keep up the good work. :)
- 90s_dev 1y agoShort version: I want to work on 90s.dev, but have no time to. I could do it for $25/hour, using GitHub Sponsors as a way for everyone to chip in a little towards its development. Just an idea. The vision of 90s.dev is to be a retro os environment entirely in the web, that's suitable for making all the apps you'd need to make a game, from code editors to sprite editors to animation tools to debuggers. And it's decentralized too, so the apps don't have to be built in, you can import them from anywhere on the web, as long as the app speaks the 90s.dev API. This would recreate a retro development environment similar to what many of us grew up with in the 90s.
- _mlbt 1y agoPlease take this as some unsolicited friendly advice, but I don't think you'll be able to live off this project with that funding model. GitHub sponsors is more like a tip jar than a paycheck. This project is rather niche and your description of it is somewhat confusing. Maybe you could use the open source framework you've created to produce a paid game or app that would be easier to monetize.
- 90s_dev 1y agoOh sorry, I kind of skipped over introducing what the project is, mainly because when I wrote this, the intended audience was the people who showed support on the previous Show HN thread. But here's a better explanation of the project's purpose, the one I posted via Show HN two months ago: https://90s.dev/blog/finally-releasing-90s-dev.html https://90s.dev/blog/finally-releasing-90s-dev.html I do agree that this is a new way of using GitHub Sponsors. And I do agree that it might entirely not work out the way I'm thinking. But to my knowledge, this way of using GH Sponsors hasn't been tried before, so it's worth at least trying it once I think. Besides, there was significant interest in this project, which is what made me think of trying this at all, otherwise I would not have. Thanks for the feedback.
- johnisgood 1y agoYou could also try BuyMeACoffee and LiberaPay, or even Patreon, or all of them.
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- gausswho 1y agoWalked away from the computer with this page on the screen, came back to find a bunch of colorful bubbles slowly floating over the page. Pressing the touchpad cleared them. It's like an old school screensaver - very nice touch!
- 90s_dev 1y agoThanks, that's actually my screensaver project Bubbles[1] which I created to mimic as much as possible the Windows 95 bubbles screensaver. It's a one-line include for any website, which is why I put it in this one. Maybe it'll catch on! [1] https://github.com/sdegutis/bubbles/ https://github.com/sdegutis/bubbles/
- yardshop 1y agoI get the bubbles page too after a minute or so, but the main page is just white with two black lines on it. When I move my mouse around it, I get a click pointer and can see the links show up in the status area, but nothing is displayed. on latest version of Vivaldi
- yardshop 1y agoactually the content is there, it's just showing as white on white - when I select with the mouse I can see things - but my guess is that its still not displaying correctly
- 90s_dev 1y agoThat's very odd. Not sure what os/browser you're using, but I'm using standard HTMLCanvas stuff to draw them. Could you file an issue in the repo with that info? Thanks!
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- jarebear6expepj 1y agoCite your sources.
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- johnisgood 1y agoNot to downplay this as I do not know what really happened, but you could theoretically (and practically?) get these charges just by peeing outside and a kid walking by. Is this correct? I suppose it would count as "exposing organs". Or sending a "dick pic" online to someone you assumed to be an adult. So many guys do this and I have never understood how they could get off of that, but then again, there are weirder kinks out there. :| I would like to hear from someone who is more familiar with the law, be it US or EU. I am asking because I have urinary incontinence, and I do wear "panties" diaper when I go outside, but still. Would be good to know.
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- posterguy 1y agothe mind reels in an effort to understand your point
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- chistev 1y agoGreat, you made it to the front page this time. Lol. Edit: this isn't a negative comment. I made the comment because I noticed he complained about being down voted a lot previously.
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- jarebear6expepj 1y ago[flagged]
- chistev 1y agoWhat! You think I'm him or what. Lol
- 90s_dev 1y agoAnd it's falling back off. Expected. Thanks anyway everyone for trying. Thanks mods for letting it try.
- dfedbeef 1y agoNot sure why that thread below got flagged. It's pretty relevant to the topic
- johnisgood 1y agoI do not know the personal life of most people whose work I use or like though. I do not think I would stop using them just because they did something I find morally repulsive. If ReiserFS was any good than the alternatives, I would use it. I understand the people who wouldn't. Granted, it is related to funding him, but eh. A quick question: How well do you know the people behind your favorite projects?
- dfedbeef 1y agoI think this counts as more of a 'public life' situation.
- johnisgood 1y agoIf it turns out Linus did something terrible in the past, I wonder how many people would stop using Linux based on that alone. We are not the same. To some people it matters a great deal, to others it does not matter at all, and there are some people somewhere in the middle I suppose. To me it is more about pragmatism. I may have an opinion on the developer as a person, but that would not stop me from using the project. For example I do not like the author of Odin much, but I do like the programming language. When it comes to contributing to the project, however, that he (author of Odin) reviews, I am not so eager because I have seen him being somewhat condescending before, which I think is more relevant than his personal life. That said, when it comes to funding, it is not so clear cut to me. I actually do not have an answer. Transparency?
- dfedbeef 1y agoThese projects are not important though. So why worry about the debate?
- dang 1y agoYou may have seen it already but here's an explanation of the moderation thinking on the topic (or rather, not on the topic but on this particular post): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44713731 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44713731. Like everything else, it's a tradeoff. Other people would prioritize it the other way around and I respect that. In terms of the principles of this site I think it's the best move on this occasion, though not on every occasion.
- bix6 1y agoYou could also look into some sort of crowdfunding or kickstarter? Then you can reward backers with special perks or something. Good luck with the raising!