A bug which affected only left handed users
34 points
7 hours ago
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| shkspr.mobi
| HN
gpvos
11 minutes ago
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I'm righthanded and I usually hold my phone in my left hand so I can do clicking and typing with my right hand, but I often do basic scrolling with my left thumb.
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Terr_
41 minutes ago
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> A bug which won't be triggered by righteous people but infuriating to those who will surely be left behind after The Rapture™.

Or perhaps the righteous versus the sinister.

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sixhobbits
1 hour ago
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something similar actually really annoys me on linkedin mobile, I'm left handed and often accidentally like posts if I scroll my feed as the like button is very close to where I naturally touch the screen to scroll.
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nja
27 minutes ago
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sometimes I wonder if things like this are actually dark patterns to _encourage_ accidentally clicking 'like' etc.

similar to how in Threads, the '...' icon (under which 'save' is hidden) is so small that half the time clicking on it just clicks the entire thread (opening it to view replies) -- sometimes I suspect they make the target extra small on purpose

or how on FB, some of the options in the menu are now under the AI generated content, which pops in just slowly enough to encourage misclicks as items shift under your finger

all to make some PM's numbers go up, of course...

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LeifCarrotson
20 minutes ago
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I'm not left-handed, but I often scroll my phone with my left thumb. My right hand is on my computer mouse, or holding a pen, or employed to make precise touches on the phone screen with my right index finger, or briefly comes over to join with my left thumb for typing...

Scrolling doesn't require much precision, and I naturally hold my phone in my left hand.

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loloquwowndueo
1 hour ago
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The solution is simple : don’t use LinkedIn :) I only use it when looking for a job and I never look at the “feed” (what’s that for anyway?)
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throw1234567891
53 minutes ago
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I get more useful and up-to-date info from LinkedIn than from here.
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tuvix
27 minutes ago
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Not sure who you’re following on LinkedIn but this is most assuredly not the case for me or anyone I know
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john_strinlai
15 minutes ago
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up-to-date info on what sorts of topics?
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Forgeties79
33 minutes ago
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LinkedIn is this constant networking event where everyone is looking for their next opportunity. It just feels gross to participate in it. Especially now that the only thing people do is talk about AI or use AI to talk about AI on their behalf.
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