Re:Launch HN: Exa (YC S21) – The web as a database
by WuxiFingerHold on Tuesday May 06, 2025 @11:29PM
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If you require to have an account to try the web search out (which you have all the right in the world, it's your service), tell us before we enter the service and type in our search. This comes around as sneaky. You should be clear upfront.
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Re:Launch HN: Exa (YC S21) – The web as a database
by fanzhang on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @01:36AM
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If they put the sign up first, you wouldn't know how much more information you'd need to give before doing a search (just a string), and that seems like it would undersell themselves.
This seems a lot better than those quizzes or quotes that ask a bunch of questions first and then ask for your email at the end -- or worse -- a payment.
Re:Launch HN: Exa (YC S21) – The web as a database
by a_n on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @04:00AM
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why do people complain so much, just be happier
Re:Launch HN: Exa (YC S21) – The web as a database
by OsrsNeedsf2P on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @04:06AM
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In case you're serious, continuous dark patterns make the web exhausting to use. When I get an email I didn't want, I report it as spam so the sender's domain reputation decreases[0]. Making a comment calling out the practice is the closest you can do here.