Open the page... Loading tooltip says "a campfire, not a stage".
750 msec in and I feel a rising tide of "this is llm slop, it's probably not something thoughtfully created; not something that sparks joy".
Not a good initial response. Your coding agent put that there and you probably didn't even think about it much so it got left in, even though it's a trite slopism that doesn't convey anything apart from a vague feeling of cosyness. Just "loading" would have been enough, or a first-load modal where you explain the purpose.
Okay, I'm a sourpuss, I know. Lets go on. So, the chatbox renders... but every API call 503's, so there is nothing to see or do. Apart from staring at a header with another slopism to pick at, like an itching little scab that's been there forever because you can't seem to leave it alone even though you should:
"One room. Everyone. No
accounts. No ads. No AI."
- one room. everyone.
Yes we can see that
- no accounts
Yes indeed this is obvious from the autogenerated username
- no ads
Thanks for telling me, otherwise I wouldnt have noticed their absence
- no ai
Citation needed lol
The idea is good, or at least seems to come from a genuine place. but for fucks sake run a human pass over the copy. Or just ask the clanker to do it for you. LLM text in user interfaces is like tailwind css, linkedin broetry and hustle culture had a demented lovechild.
The tagline is literally "No AI" but this is a clearly Claude-designed website and you say you use AI for moderation, so what does the "No AI" even refer to? That the people you talk to aren't AI? What reason do I have to believe this, given the project's remaining track record?
I'd get rid of the animated emotes, they're a bit obnoxious. They pop up right over the part of the screen you're trying to read and don't add any value.
750 msec in and I feel a rising tide of "this is llm slop, it's probably not something thoughtfully created; not something that sparks joy".
Not a good initial response. Your coding agent put that there and you probably didn't even think about it much so it got left in, even though it's a trite slopism that doesn't convey anything apart from a vague feeling of cosyness. Just "loading" would have been enough, or a first-load modal where you explain the purpose.
Okay, I'm a sourpuss, I know. Lets go on. So, the chatbox renders... but every API call 503's, so there is nothing to see or do. Apart from staring at a header with another slopism to pick at, like an itching little scab that's been there forever because you can't seem to leave it alone even though you should:
"One room. Everyone. No accounts. No ads. No AI."
The idea is good, or at least seems to come from a genuine place. but for fucks sake run a human pass over the copy. Or just ask the clanker to do it for you. LLM text in user interfaces is like tailwind css, linkedin broetry and hustle culture had a demented lovechild.next level
Also IRC still exists.
Just a constant slew of racism and US politics.
Predictable, tiresome, cliche.