DPAGE
Web and SaaS
website builder
SHOW HN2018
How HN took it
3 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 9 critical, out of 22 comments about the project. Thread score -0.21.
Idea: 3 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 5 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Seen as a serious cool product with a Unix-like approach to web tools.
From 2 comments
This indeed a serious cool product, hope more people realize it.
terrycody on HNNice, I think this is what the web needs, a Unix approach so tools can be built on top and hosts are interchangeable. Coming from wix I assume you know Carrd.co? It would be nice…
goldfeld on HN
Objections
Login with Blockstack fails in Safari, Firefox and some mobile browsers.
From 3 comments
I tried in Safari on MacOS and it fails, because Safari doesn't recognize blockstack:eyJ0eXA... urls. Chrome seems to redirect the user to download their browser here:…
JamesHageman on HNFirefox on Debian gets nowhere. Just the landing page.
mirimir on HNThere's probably some really cool tech here, but it's unclear how a new user would start using it. The landing page shows an FAQ and a button saying "Login with Blockstack" that…
JamesHageman on HN
Unclear who pays for storage and whether data survives if Blockstack runs out of money.
From 2 comments
My usual question for decentralized storage system is "who is paying". The DPAGE page says: "your data are by default stored on a free Blockstack’s Gaia storage hub". When I…
theamk on HNIn short, yes. That's exactly what that means. This is a [Block]tech company trying to make a run up.
_eht on HN
Unclear what the blockchain is used for.
From 3 comments
"Your Blockstack ID that you use to log in is stored on blockchain" What is this "blockchain" they're talking about? I've read the Blockstack pages and I can only find references…
fiatjaf on HNWhy does this need blockchain for?
anc84 on HNCouldn't I simply cryptographically sign my content instead?
anc84 on HN
Mobile version cannot add pictures.
From 1 comment
I can't add pictures on the mobile version, is that supposed to be like that?
thepra on HN
Requests
Allow editing without login, with a draft mode.
From 1 comment
Nice, I think this is what the web needs, a Unix approach so tools can be built on top and hosts are interchangeable. Coming from wix I assume you know Carrd.co? It would be nice…
goldfeld on HN
Questions
How is it different from containers across cloud providers?
From 1 comment
How is this different than using containers across different cloud providers? Is it just a WYSWYG webpage editor that you can run from your own machine? Also, what's your plan to…
bduerst on HN
How will illegal content be handled?
From 2 comments
How is this different than using containers across different cloud providers? Is it just a WYSWYG webpage editor that you can run from your own machine? Also, what's your plan to…
bduerst on HNDPAGE is not able to remove user data (even if it's illegal), because we don't store it. However, storage hub providers will have the ability remove it. What dpage can do is deny…
vrepsys on HN
Alternatives named
Beaker Browser
From 1 comment
If people are interested in this they may also be interested in Beaker Browser https://beakerbrowser.com/
wesleytodd on HN
Carrd
From 1 comment
Nice, I think this is what the web needs, a Unix approach so tools can be built on top and hosts are interchangeable. Coming from wix I assume you know Carrd.co? It would be nice…
goldfeld on HN