helmett's comments

On: Echochamber.js

[helmett]

So if you posted would you see other people's comments or only your own? Can someone setup a demo of this so we can test it out? seems intriguing

[Nadya → helmett]

Only their own - as they wouldn't have access to any other users' local storage. That's the point.

They aren't actually commenting - they're saving data into their browser's localStorage which is getting read and fed onto the page when they view it.

Since they aren't actually commenting - there's no way of showing other people's comments.

[helmett → Nadya]

Oh, then I would be somewhat suspicious only seeing a single comment, especially if the site is popular and there should be more comments.

[Nadya → helmett]

I don't think they intend it to be used. If the title wasn't "echochamber" I would be more inclined to believe otherwise, but I'm leaning towards this being satire. It's a joke - just like DICSS [0].

[0] https://github.com/letsgetrandy/DICSS

[nicolewhite → helmett]

Only your own. The comments are written to your LocalStorage.

On: Deriving the Reddit Formula

[helmett]

The biggest problem is that reddit's voting system is still pretty easy to game