Show HN: A website that auctions itself daily

(thedailyauction.com)

39 points | by nsomani 2 days ago ago

16 comments

  • thirdthing 3 hours ago ago

    So cool! And the timing is funny, we just launched a very similar (albeit much simpler) experiment, sans crypto (https://www.the-last-word.com/).

    Micro-marketplace experiments must be in the zeitgeist, excited to see what else emerges.

  • x______________ a day ago ago

    Assuming the codex editor is the editor for the area below the auction counter, isn't that a security vulnerability that can put the site audience at risk?

    • nsomani a day ago ago

      The Codex agent is only given tools to edit the single HTML file that displays on the homepage. The page is on a separate domain, so there's no cookie sharing, and the iFrame is in a sandbox. That said, the biggest risk is social engineering attacks.

      • hsbauauvhabzb 15 hours ago ago

        What’s to stop someone rewriting the iframe wrapper to hide the real iframe and display a fake one?

        • nsomani 10 hours ago ago

          They cannot edit the iFrame itself. The user is allowed to edit the contents within the iFrame.

  • A4ET8a8uTh0_v2 15 hours ago ago

    I am sure that there will be detractors, who will tell you that it has been done before ( and in a sense, it is true; nihil novi and all that ). That said, this is done in a way that moves a little closer to that fascinating reality present in 'transmetropolitan' graphic novels, where things online are in near constant flux. Kudos.

    • nsomani 10 hours ago ago

      Appreciate that. I didn't realize how derivative this was when I built it! I was just trying to build something cool with the Codex SDK.

  • TZubiri a day ago ago

    Fuck, another brilliant idea that was easy to make, but I didn't do.

    It reminds me of the million dollar website where each pixel was sold as advertisement.

    • lapetitejort 21 hours ago ago

      Since then a million other "million _____" websites popped up. I saw a site selling one million text lines for $1 apiece. Last I saw they sold one line, now the site is gone [edit: INCORRECT].

      Found the site: https://www.themillionlines.com/

      • Incipient 10 hours ago ago

        Why would anyone go to that site however? I mean novelty, once...but didn't advertising figure out ages ago that number of eyes on something matters?

      • Imustaskforhelp 16 hours ago ago

        They sold around 632 for what its worth no?

    • dgellow 5 hours ago ago

      Ideas don’t have to be unique. You can create your own version

    • ge96 a day ago ago

      I also think that's one of those lucky/momentum deals, wasn't it each pixel was $1 or were they worth more? There are a million companies out there (to ask)?.

      • BizarroLand 20 hours ago ago

        From what I remember, some people bought sections so their company icon was visible on the page.

      • duskwuff 15 hours ago ago

        They only sold in 10x10 increments (for $100).

    • falloutx 20 hours ago ago

      there are thousands of this over the internet.