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SHOW HN2021
How HN took it
8 positive, 27 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 9 critical, out of 44 comments about the project. Thread score +0.01.
Design: 4 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 4 againstIdea: 3 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clever trick with a fun 'How this works' section
From 2 comments
I love the how it works section. Very clever!
zaczekadam on HNClever. I really like the dodge around the "how this works" button. What the site almost certainly does is hide the real cursor and display a "ghost" cursor that it then can move…
tgsovlerkhgsel on HN
Fun and entertaining demo
From 2 comments
The first thing I have done to make sure this is not a crazy browser exploit was: document.onmousemove = console.log No console logs until I really move the mouse. Then I opened…
or113 on HNDamn, I just got Rickrolled in the most unexpected way.
m_a_g on HN
Objections
Cursor is a fake image, not a real cursor move
From 2 comments
It's a fun trick, but to reassure anyone who's panicking right now, it's not actually moving your cursor It's hiding your cursor while it's over the site, rendering an <img> of a…
brundolf on HNOf course it doesn't. It merely shows an image that resembles a mouse cursor.
devit on HN
Breaks at the page edges and teleports the real cursor
From 1 comment
Is it me, or is this just some animation trick? I've tried on Safari 14.0.3 / Mac OS 11.2.3 and while the cursor does appear to move, its actual position, as determined by what…
vladvasiliu on HN
Does not work with JavaScript blocking
From 1 comment
Does not work if I enable javascript, but probably because I have 3rd party scripts blocked in uBlock. ``` no-scripting: * true * * 3p-frame block * * 3p-script block ```
LinuxBender on HN
Could be used to trick visitors into clicking ads
From 1 comment
Websites could use this trick (hide the cursor and show a fake one) to make visitors click ads instead of the links they want to click.
amelius on HN
Requests
Use the system-accurate cursor for the visitor's OS
From 1 comment
It's a fun trick, but to reassure anyone who's panicking right now, it's not actually moving your cursor It's hiding your cursor while it's over the site, rendering an <img> of a…
brundolf on HN
Use translate instead of moving the image position
From 1 comment
why not using translate instead of changing the img position
jimmy2020 on HN
Questions
How does the trick work under the hood
From 2 comments
Clever. I really like the dodge around the "how this works" button. What the site almost certainly does is hide the real cursor and display a "ghost" cursor that it then can move…
tgsovlerkhgsel on HNIf you open the developer tools, there is a link to a video in the DOM tree that explains how it works.
NikxDa on HN
Alternatives named
Other cursor-control demos such as bewe.me and javier.xyz
From 2 comments
What about moving the website instead: http://bewe.me/
john-doe on HNThis demo is also really cool: http://javier.xyz/control-user-cursor/ Via: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14124285 (2017)
y7 on HN