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Ask HN: How do you read and follow the discussions on big threads?

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Re: Ask HN: How do you read and follow the discussions on big threads?

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Post by unraveller » 

    javascript: (() => {     const id = window.location.href.match(/\d+$/g)[0];     window.open(`https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=story:${id}&sort=byDate&type=comment`)%20%20%20})();
bookmarklet shows you the latest story comments and you can usually tell where they belong or dig in to find out eg:

https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...

reddit style comment threads: https://hacker-read-it.netlify.app/item/40965892

there is also chan style: https://hnchan.netlify.app/thread/40937119

cleaner hackerdaily tree style: https://hackerdaily.io/40955693/comments

flat style: https://ditzes.com/item/40937119

There is also one I cannot find at the moment which let you click and open each comment thread in the right side of screen, that was very good. edit: found it: https://hzn.jero.zone

Re: Ask HN: How do you read and follow the discussions on big threads?

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Post by gabrielsroka »

unraveller wrote: post #81

javascript: (() => { const id = window.location.href.match(/\d+$/g)[0]; window.open(`https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=story:${id}&sort=byDate&type=comment`)%20%20%20})(); bookmarklet shows you the latest story comments and you can usually tell where they belong or dig in to find out eg: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu... reddit style comment threads: https:/…

nice.

here's a slightly shorter version:

  javascript:open(`https://hn.algolia.com?dateRange=all&prefix=false&query=story:${location.href.match(/\d+$/)[0]}&sort=byDate&type=comment`)

Re: Ask HN: How do you read and follow the discussions on big threads?

#84

Post by corobo »

gala8y wrote: post #27
corobo wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I use the collapse thingy as a read flag - if I'm fully sated on a to and fro for a topic I might come back to I'll collapse the thread. Future me will often un-collapse the thread through curiosity of course, but will quickly realise I was right

There is a Hacker News Comment Highlighter add-on both for FF and Chrome based browsers. Highlights what is new after a refresh.

Ooh nice. Ta for the suggest

Re: Ask HN: How do you read and follow the discussions on big threads?

#85

Post by paulnpace »

jszymborski wrote: post #23

I begin by reading the top comment, if it's interesting I'll read its replies, if it's not I'll collapse it's replies and move down until bored. Most big threads have many replies and far fewer top comments so 133 can become much smaller this way. I also have no problem quitting as I scroll down. On big threads that have been up for a while, the insight tends to fall off with the number of votes as you keep scrolling…

After getting bored, I begin randomly reading comments as I scroll. I'm surprised at how I find nuggets this way, though mostly it becomes more of the same.
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