Face-Pause
Consumer and social
video streaming
SHOW HN2018
21points
9comments
#1,167of 2,155 in 2018
Top 55%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
0 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.
Privacy: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Interesting concept
From 1 comment
So you have to keep neck straight to watch the video? I like the concept but still i don't see it as something that would be useful for the user.
di0x74 on HN
Objections
Head must stay straight; tilting breaks face detection
From 2 comments
So you have to keep neck straight to watch the video? I like the concept but still i don't see it as something that would be useful for the user.
di0x74 on HNYes, unfortunately the FaceDetector API can't recognise your face if you tilt your head a bit :/ I hope this will get better with time.
Tjorvens on HN
Not useful for the user
From 1 comment
So you have to keep neck straight to watch the video? I like the concept but still i don't see it as something that would be useful for the user.
di0x74 on HN
Face detection could be exploited by companies
From 1 comment
Nice project, but kinda projects a "not so good" future. This level of image detection could be expoilted heavily from companies, potentially introducing inconvenience and…
O_H_E on HN
Requests
Ads that require viewer attention before content plays
From 1 comment
Next iteration of this will be ads that won't be "done" and give way to the actual content until you have looked at them, blinking at a normal pace, following the ad action…
harperlee on HN
Alternatives named
Solve Media video captcha ads
From 1 comment
This already exists, it’s called “Solve Media”, a video ad disguised as a captcha where the answer is the brand’s name or slogan, embedded in the middle of the video (in a static…
Rjevski on HN
youtube-dl
From 1 comment
Well, specifically for YouTube (what we were discussing above), you already can't skip some ads, while others you can only skip after some seconds of reproduction. Some ads even…
harperlee on HN
Ad blockers and Pi-hole
From 1 comment
> you already can't skip some ads, while others you can only skip after some seconds of reproduction Both of which[1] got me to install an ad blocker and back that up with a…
corobo on HN