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Worked on a new app over the weekend: **HN Reader** https://hnr.appIt wasn't meant to be a web view, but I'm building out an API and it's easier to write HTML than Swift [:Some issues around timing and...
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Added an indicator line for your last seen story. So if you change the threshold for points and as stories move from "New" to "Recent", you have a sort of landmark.Very helpful feature on hckrnews.com
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Updated https://hnr.app with improved defaults, spacing, and readability - also fixed the math (I forgot Array.sort is always alphabetical even then all items are integers).There's also a new debug...
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I'm not a parent myself, but I hope my fellow millennials are exposing their kids to System of a Down. NIN too. Lyrics are more relevant than ever. Just saying.
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New "unread" indicator for stories that show up under the "last visit" line. This happens when a story rises above the "Recent" points threshold because it got more votes or the minimum was adjusted.It...
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Which is the better Latin translation for "You ain't gonna need it?"> Non opus est> Non iens ut opus sitI'm thinking the former. Given the contractions in the English.
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Feels weird to root for the Yankees but they’re playing the Astros. So. No choice.
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A couple progressive enhancements added. This count is new stories since last loaded. Click to load new story list.This one definitely needs some UI consideration but the idea is there.
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When working on any feature that uses any sort of date math, don't stop. Not for lunch, errands, or sleep! Not until it's done. You will regret having to pick up the problem again.-signed, me - looking...
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Experimented with scraping story open graph data. Just displaying images at the moment. But I did get a reminder that many large sites block AWS IP ranges. Including Reddit, Reuters, Axios, and others....
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There's new Jesse Daniel today.https://song.link/s/3v6s8yosWxZ4ORk3JEpwT3No one following me cares, but I do, dammit!This guy is a force live.
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/owen Alright alright alright I got some improved typography and layout around the open graph info I scrape from stories. You can also access the slim version with a query param https://hnr.app/?slim=1
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I really wish Discourse rendered better without JS. The document from the server is _fast_ and has a usable amount of info. Why does it need JS to look nice?It's not that I loathe browser JS, it's the...
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To my friends: may your trail mix portions be plentiful with M&Ms.For my detractors: peanuts! The ratio of Planters to chocolate ever increasing with each serving.And those with nut allergies: stay...
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I’m a reluctant Discord power user. I wish there was an open alternative that’s accessible, indexable, etc.But Matrix ain’t it. Nothing wrong with the protocol (that can't be papered over). But holy...
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Clients I have installed, authenticated, and enabled e2ee:Element (the OG, but it’s web based)Element X (so very janky)Nheko (probably better on Linux)Fluffy (oddly not terrible, but I can feel the...
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I totally acknowledge this isn't an easy thing to build, ship, maintain! I couldn't do it.But there's the crux: this requires a coordinated, well-engineered effort. Discord is huge and over-funded (for...
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Two weeks since the last https://hnr.app update - but I've been using it daily.Today it's even faster! I moved the session management out of band from the HTML rendering so that the core list of...
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