Ask HN: RSS feed for posts with more than 5 pts?

#1

Post by AlanEdge » Thu, Apr 02, 2009, 2:30 AM UTC

1) The HN RSS feed is a fire hose (poor signal-to-noise ratio)

2) Posts with more than 5 pts (it doesn't have to be exactly 5, it's just hypothetical) are usually worth reading

3) What do you think of an RSS feed that captures the top x% of HN posts?

Re: Ask HN: RSS feed for posts with more than 5 pts?

#2

Post by kirubakaran » Thu, Apr 02, 2009, 4:29 AM UTC

This will a lot of time for me every day. I don't mind the hours I spend here. But what really bothers me is how inefficiently I consume HN.

If SearchYC has multiple customizable filters, it will be perfect. [points, date range, etc] I'd like to be able to exclude websites too.

#3

Post by brfox » Thu, Apr 02, 2009, 4:53 AM UTC

#4

Post by sam_in_nyc » Thu, Apr 02, 2009, 6:46 AM UTC

1) Go to http://www.dapper.net and create a feed which includes the # of points a post has, and possibly takes the page # as input.

2) Go to http://pipes.yahoo.com and use the dapper feed(s) as a source, and filter the feed by # of points.

Or, I'll do it for you if you buy me a ticket to the 99% conference.