[HN Gopher] Like Facebook, but smaller and "private" and "free" ...
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Like Facebook, but smaller and "private" and "free" with no "ads"
Author : robinhood
Score : 12 points
Date : 2022-05-06 21:31 UTC (1 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (www.halloapp.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (www.halloapp.com)
| gigatexal wrote:
| And for this to be a viable thing how is this paying for itself
| or how will it eventually?
| rglullis wrote:
| What can be done with this that can not be done with a personal
| WhatsApp/Telegram/Matrix/XMPP group?
| ladon86 wrote:
| Tip: it's not an official grammar rule, but in colloquial terms,
| scare quotes [1] are often used to indicate that the speaker is
| being sarcastic or that the quoted thing isn't actually true. So
| a typical American reader might infer from your title that this
| app is not _really_ "private" or "free".
|
| [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scare_quotes
| sjmm1989 wrote:
| First of all, before anything. I am only replying to what you
| have said, not directing this at you personally. Why? Because
| that's the first I've ever seen this being said as if it were
| something to be taken seriously.
|
| " " used to be that you were just quoting someone or something
| they said. Anyone who uses it as you stated is just a fucking
| moron who should be ignored. I seriously hope this doesn't mean
| shots are fired in your direction; but if so, then that's your
| problem not mine. The first time I ever saw this being said by
| anyone, it was by a bunch of morons who should have never been
| let into university.
|
| So.
|
| Colloquial or not, just because stupid people do something on a
| regular basis, doesn't mean we should conform to it, even if
| they are the majority. If anything, it's more reason to shame
| them, treat them like the dumbasses they are; and ridicule them
| any time they speak out thinking they have a right to an
| opinion anymore. Cause they don't. Yes, you can lose the right
| to have an opinion. It's rare, but it can happen. It just
| requires everyone be sick of your shit, or one person with a
| big vendetta. lol.
|
| And for anyone who needs it, no this is not sarcasm. Stop
| fucking around with the English language just because you
| fuckwits can't use it properly. Go read a book, like a
| dictionary; and maybe a thesaurus while you're at it. It will
| do you a world of good, I guarantee it.
|
| P.S. Urban dictionary doesn't count. If you are using anything
| less than an Oxford dictionary, it better be something like
| Merriam-Webster.
| cylon13 wrote:
| Language is dynamic and flowing and changing, and it's going
| to be whatever it is no matter how angry it makes you. Better
| to go with the flow than to scream into the wind. Is
| "fuckwits" proper English? Who cares?
| rzzzt wrote:
| BBC news articles are full of scare quotes then.
| zem wrote:
| the bbc usage is scare-quote-adjacent, they mean "this is not
| us saying this, it is someone else who said it and we are
| reporting it verbatim" (implied: we make no claims as to its
| accuracy)
| pessimizer wrote:
| In the headlines. The journalistic use of scare quotes in
| headlines is so they can trumpet claims without taking legal
| responsibility for them.
| vmception wrote:
| A non American publication, exhibit a
| nobody9999 wrote:
| While I like the idea, AFAICT there's no actual web interface,
| only access through iPhone/Android apps.
|
| Which is a deal-breaker for me.
|
| That said, is anyone here actually using HalloApp? If so, what
| are your impressions so far?
| nicce wrote:
| Yep, if you want to go with privacy first, then make web
| interface and let us believe that you at least try to make it
| privacy friendly by allowing more user control and strict
| sandboxing.
|
| There are anti-patterns in many websites to make people to use
| native apps - simply because it is easier to collect more user
| data.
| vmception wrote:
| Thats because its mobile-first! Like 2016! The founders and
| their stakeholders all agreed, trendy! Like in 2016!
|
| Like Yo! But Hello, but spelled the German way Hallo! and
| because there already is a social network (and mobile app)
| called Hello, and other communications apps called Hello, and
| its also cool to mispell startup names, a web 2.0 staple, like
| last decade!
| browningstreet wrote:
| I use it to share certain activity photos with a small group
| who aren't on Insta/F (like me). For that, it's great. No
| expectation that it'll be around forever -- it's just real time
| photos of us on vacation in a way that doesn't bombard
| Messages.
| geocrasher wrote:
| I "trust" it.
| agluszak wrote:
| https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/dr-evil-air-quotes
| hn_throwaway_99 wrote:
| Just took a look at the landing page, but I didn't see any
| information on how they expect to monetize the app. Are they
| going to charge for it?
|
| I'm fine if they are charging it, but all the problems with
| social media are pretty much a direct result of their business
| model. So putting out something that is free, without an
| explanation of how they eventually expect to pay for it all, is
| not something I would trust.
| nicce wrote:
| Based on this [1] article, seems like they add subscription
| later. I have also seen some mentions about paid features, so
| maybe subscription unlocks them.
|
| [1]: https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/19/22584551/halloapp-
| private...
| ouid wrote:
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