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If you haven't check out ember-cli + ember.js latest Octane release. Full typescript support, thriving community, lots of companies using it, lots of active development.

Agree with the core points, and it's not just Twitter these days. Perhaps some of it is in the name of spam prevention? But it's hard not to be turned off when every social site's mobile web url tries to get me to install an app or flat out says "not available on mobile web".

For anyone looking for alternatives, I've been building https://sqwok.im and welcome you to check it out. Sqwok is all about live discussion with fully public topical chatrooms, a simple interface, small community, and driven by desire for building a better place for conversation on the web.

It wasn't great, but, it represented something different, and along with the hexagon map it added variety. Feels like there's much more room to get creative in terms of map shapes/obstacles/nuances.

ooh never thought of this, 3 balls! like foosball

Interesting, have they said much about that or when to expect it?

I did like that game mode where the ball would gravitate towards the goal!

One complaint I've had with RL recently is that it seems like they've put all their energy into new visuals and cosmetics while leaving the game mostly unchanged.

The standard multi ranked map sometimes feels boring and I've wondered why they don't add different types of maps to the mix; spheres, tubes, different physics, goals in the center, figure 8 map(?), embankments (like map in season 1), etc.

I guess it's simple and works but it'd be cool to see new gameplay related updates.

I'm the same way and I've had some of the most amazing conversations of my life with Uber drivers!

Salient point about listening/reading their response, another tool in the social/life tool belt.

Re: weather, its not really about that, it's just opening the door that more often than not leads to a pleasant, random conversation with a total stranger.

Learning to small talk is one of the most valuable skills a person can have in life and will allow you to connect with more people than you thought possible.

It all starts with very basic cues and the great thing is you can practice each and every day.

Start off by simply looking at e.g. the cashier at the store and ask "how's your day going?", or make a small quip about the weather e.g. "it sure is cold today, can't wait for Spring!".

Make this a daily practice even when you aren't feeling comfortable. Most people are happy to respond to simple friendly gestures and you'll slowly build confidence in your ability to connect with others.

Practice, practice, practice.

- Extremely extroverted introvert.

awesome and great point, thanks for mentioning!

> Anybody can write weird meaningless stream-of-consciousness stuff.

By chance I'm working on a public discussion site and would love to have some stream of conscious discussion with you! https://sqwok.im

> Questioning your own beliefs is absolutely terrifying

I don't think it's terrifying at all, it's healthy. "Wrong think" is bad in your words.

Is this satire?

Yeah except those people don't intrinsically enjoy being attacked by bears despite that it will kill them, and the attacking bears aren't featured as a prominent aspect of the social fabric visible in everyday life, on nearly every corner, tv ad, social event, and otherwise.

I know lots of ppl with years of sobriety through AA so I would say it does work for some. It existing as a choice free of charge around the world for ppl suffering is a good thing.

What medical treatment? 12 step is fundamentally about community and connection (opposite of addiction), there is no pill that can give one that.

I was curious and indeed confirmed that ember.js/glimmer.js @tracked properties were inspired by MobX.

From /u/wycats "The rule in Octane is: "mark any reactive property as @tracked, and use normal JavaScript for derived properties". That's pretty cool!"

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21848929

You're correct that it requires thick skin, but there is such thing as pushing too hard, and I've dealt with that personally when a close friend became almost aggressive in their viewpoint.

bootstrapping a new social project is both new and challenging... had some slow down but appreciate the folks who've been supporting it so far

I should have stated that! The conversations can tend to flow in abstract ways, but that's how chat sort of works? The general rule is that it's Ok so long as it comes back on topic, with the option to just create a new post. Will be adding an easier way to do that soon.

lmk if you have any questions

Also check out Sqwok an alternative that's a sort of hybrid HN/Discord.

https://sqwok.im/p/SJab4125ejWHMg

edit: This is a site I'm developing that's meant to be be a place for topical conversation about anything interesting. The main site is of course https://sqwok.im, feel free to ask me any questions about it, thanks.

Also had never heard of this and you're right they have great design!

May get some inspiration from these.

Had never heard of them but absolutely love the UI of their site, wow.

> So, I think that the key to building a great work-focused tool is to start on non-work use cases - such as social groups.

I've been thinking about this as I build a slack-meets-twitter like chat platform for public discourse (https://sqwok.im) and have had a few ppl ask if they could use it for a work communication tool.

It isn't my primary vision but it is something I've been thinking about and def open to hearing if other people would be interested in that.

I'll have to check out twist, had never heard of it!

the key thought I had is not having it end up like twitch where there's a firehose of emoji/gifs and actual conversation is diluted...

It sounds like you did quite well!

I'd be curious to learn more about your experience, would you be open to a chat on sqwok.im? I'm somewhere in the middle with moderate unit tests and e2e for critical paths.

yep! it's topical and instead of comments each post has a built-in chatroom... also it's meant to be easy to use for non-tech savvy people

I too grew up on irc and now working on an alternative that has no gaming association, totally open so you can view w/o being logged in, topical, no gifs, and low friction, and planning to keep it clean and simple. https://sqwok.im

giving employment to ~110,000 people and counting and inspiring people around the world

I'm working on an alternative to Twitter/Reddit/Discord called Sqwok (https://sqwok.im)

The idea sprouted some years ago when I had used Slack for the first time and wondered why there wasn't a non-enterprise/gaming open chat app for news discussion.

It's the most ambitious thing I've built and the most joyful part has been meeting and building friendships with complete strangers across distant continents all through this silly website I built!

I won't say "I don't care" if it succeeds because I believe one must give it their all and not worry about the outcome, but regardless it's been an invaluable learning experience and at the end of the day I have no regrets.