[tmp65535]

This account exists ONLY to talk about that app. Every one of my projects is isolated from the others by using different accounts, etc. We should all be meticulous about compartmentalizing our online identity.

This app uses an unusual image codec (BPG) which illustrates that if you control the encoder and decoder, you can choose a format with no mainstream support. I think it is a good point.

[antasvara]

Do you run into issues being seen as a shill for your app?

I ask this in good faith, because I think a decent chunk of HN readers check a person's post history when they recommend something. I get the idea of compartmentalizing your online identity, but I imagine that comes at a cost in some instances.

[tmp65535]

Sure. But the benefits of privacy and compartmentalization outweigh the costs.

[criddell]

> We should all be meticulous about compartmentalizing our online identity.

I disagree and I believe the HN guidelines do as well:

> Throwaway accounts are ok for sensitive information, but please don't create accounts routinely. HN is a community—users should have an identity that others can relate to.

[Cthulhu_]

Do you believe the person posting is guilty of "creating accounts routinely"? Or just one for this app and one 'main' account?

I don't see an issue with creating multiple accounts as long as they're not used for abuse, e.g. spam or trolling, or cause technical issues, e.g. creating millions of accounts. I mean if done right you'd never know or care.

[oefrha]

This person is totally guilty of violating the rule on self promotion:

> Please don't use HN primarily for promotion. It's ok to post your own stuff occasionally, but the primary use of the site should be for curiosity.

Promoting your app in every single otherwise okay comment is certainly distasteful.

[wccrawford]

I'm usually pretty critical of self-promotion, but in this case they gave a real world example of how they did something related to the article's contents. They didn't even provide a link or an app name, just said that you could find it in their history if you were curious.

I think that's about the best you can do not to promote your product while trying to give real-world examples of things that are being discussed.

[tmp65535]

Listen friend, I'm using it as a concrete example of a technology in every case.

Today I'm using it as a concrete example of H.265 (BPG) as an astonishingly good alternative to JPEG in applications where you control the encoder and decoder.

[tmp65535]

We may differ in our interpretation of the phrase "sensitive information".

It used to be that most computer programmers ("hackers") understood the value of privacy.