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What I Would Do If I Ran Tarsnap

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801 points tnorthcutt | 1 comments | 03 Apr 14 16:33 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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dewey ◴[03 Apr 14 17:00 UTC] No.7524194[source]▶
I'm still reading and just looking at the screenshots and I have to say I very much prefer the Tarsnap design not the cheap template one which doesn't really look very trustworthy to me and is probably more suited for an online pharmacy.
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TeeWEE ◴[03 Apr 14 17:02 UTC] No.7524208[source]▶
Coudn't agree more. The current design of tarsnap is much better. It shows that tarsnap is serious about technology and security.
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nandemo ◴[03 Apr 14 17:16 UTC] No.7524357[source]▶
So Patrick says in so many words that

"Customers like typical HNers might like Tarsnap the way it is, but Colin should instead market to [such and such businesses] using [lots of specific and actionable advice] because [lots of reasons explained in excruciating detail]".

HNers:

"Oh, I like Tarsnap the way it is."

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1. dewey ◴[03 Apr 14 17:54 UTC] No.7524657{3}[source]▶
It's not just HNers, I would say that a lot of people who are involved with designing/building websites will tell you that this is not a great way to redesign the website (It's probably just a quick draft). I don't say the current design is great but it's better than the one he's proposing in my opinion.

And just by looking at his personal site he's probably not the first person to ask for advice on how to design your website. I'm not trying to offend the writer but there's a reason why there are web designers and UX people dedicated to the task.

I realise that this redesign is just a small unimportant part of all these suggestions (and I agree with some of them) but if he puts it out there it's worth giving feedback on.