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Re: Show HN: An alternative RSS reader and search engine for news and content

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Post by im3w1l »

zeras wrote: post #49
webwanderings wrote: post #43

This is good looking. But, is this just a River of News scrolling, or do you keep track of "read" items to get them out of the way?

That is an area that I need to improve. With a high focus on privacy, it makes it hard to track what users read without creating a user tracking system and that is something I really want to avoid doing. The thread links use the CSS :visited selector to show the links in a different color to help identify the links you have previously clicked without the site knowing that information itself. There is a history functi…

If you use localstorage you can track the state on the client.

Re: Show HN: An alternative RSS reader and search engine for news and content

#52

Post by spacecowboy17 »

zeras wrote: post #23
usrlocal1023 wrote: post #18

Congratulations on the launch. Site looks nice and fast as well. Just some comments. 1. At the moment you are forced to login if you want to change site theme or font size. It would be nice if you could without logging in. I am fine it with the settings persisting as long as I don't clear the cookies. 2. Are there any plans to support prefers-color-scheme so you don't have to manually set the color to dark? 3. Also,…

Thank you! 1) Are you sure you cannot change the font and and site theme without logging in? I just tested it and it works fine for me in private and incognito modes. I purposely designed it so a lot of the settings are available via the quick action bar for non-logged in users. If you have no-script active or have disabled javascript, then the only option would be to login to change them via the Settings page. Other…

To track clicks without redirects and JavaScript use the 'ping' attribute: https://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_a_ping.asp

Re: Show HN: An alternative RSS reader and search engine for news and content

#53

Post by searchableguy »

zeras wrote: post #49
webwanderings wrote: post #43

This is good looking. But, is this just a River of News scrolling, or do you keep track of "read" items to get them out of the way?

That is an area that I need to improve. With a high focus on privacy, it makes it hard to track what users read without creating a user tracking system and that is something I really want to avoid doing. The thread links use the CSS :visited selector to show the links in a different color to help identify the links you have previously clicked without the site knowing that information itself. There is a history functi…

Have you looked into cuckoo filters?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuckoo_filter

Re: Show HN: An alternative RSS reader and search engine for news and content

#55

Post by zeras »

cprecioso wrote: post #54

Amazing! Just a tip, set the attribute or browsers will try to auto-detect the language ( https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_att... ). At the moment, Chrome is saying it's in portuguese and translating it by default.

Thank you for the suggestion! I am familiar with the lang attribute but did not think to use it. It should be live now.

Re: Show HN: An alternative RSS reader and search engine for news and content

#56

Post by zeras »

im3w1l wrote: post #51
zeras wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That is an area that I need to improve. With a high focus on privacy, it makes it hard to track what users read without creating a user tracking system and that is something I really want to avoid doing. The thread links use the CSS :visited selector to show the links in a different color to help identify the links you have previously clicked without the site knowing that information itself. There is a history functi…

If you use localstorage you can track the state on the client.

I really try to avoid using local storage because it delves into potential user privacy issues. I will look more into it as well as other options as I know having a list of already viewed results would be helpful for users.

Re: Show HN: An alternative RSS reader and search engine for news and content

#57

Post by zeras »

searchableguy wrote: post #53
zeras wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That is an area that I need to improve. With a high focus on privacy, it makes it hard to track what users read without creating a user tracking system and that is something I really want to avoid doing. The thread links use the CSS :visited selector to show the links in a different color to help identify the links you have previously clicked without the site knowing that information itself. There is a history functi…

Have you looked into cuckoo filters? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuckoo_filter

The problem is not really the methodology or implementation but the perception caused by it. If you can tell a user "we know you read this" then that implies you are tracking what they read which is something I try to avoid.

I plan to work on a solution, but if I do, users will be able to opt-in or opt-out depending on the implementation.

Re: Show HN: An alternative RSS reader and search engine for news and content

#58

Post by fernly »

zeras wrote: post #2

Developer here .. I am excited to announce the beta launch of NEWS and RUMORS .. https://newsandrumors.com/ I have been solo developing NEWS and RUMORS for the last year with the goal of improving and simplifying content discovery and providing a way for lesser known bloggers and content publishers to reach a much larger audience. There is so much great content on the internet that gets lost or never found because th…

Add a warning on "we sent the email" to "check your spam folder if it doesn't appear".

Typo "Exlude" in help. My opinion, help on search needs a rewrite, it is confusing AF.

Is there a way to set my "Default search" to a SET of sources? Like if I want to pick gizmodo, npr, ... a dozen or so fave sources. As it stands the source list is like a huge radio set, only one button down at a time.

Re: Show HN: An alternative RSS reader and search engine for news and content

#59

Post by gostsamo »

zeras wrote: post #46
gostsamo wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm blind, so can't comment on the color scheme. However, screen readers depend on semantic elements like headings, list items, and so on to navigate the page. Currently the search results are not organized as any such entity, but are a few links that are related visually. The graphics are not marked as such, lack alt text, and an example how one of them reads is: "9c064f09d669c4a7ec0da2bb54c16a…" Setting aria-hidden…

I really do appreciate the suggestions. I have worked really hard to provide as many options as possible for people, but it is hard to anticipate everything people will want or need from it until they use it and tell you so feedback like yours helps. I have added everything you wrote to my notes from this thread so I will see what I can do to improve them for you.

appreciated :)

Re: Show HN: An alternative RSS reader and search engine for news and content

#60

Post by zeras »

fernly wrote: post #58
zeras wrote: post #2

Developer here .. I am excited to announce the beta launch of NEWS and RUMORS .. https://newsandrumors.com/ I have been solo developing NEWS and RUMORS for the last year with the goal of improving and simplifying content discovery and providing a way for lesser known bloggers and content publishers to reach a much larger audience. There is so much great content on the internet that gets lost or never found because th…

Add a warning on "we sent the email" to "check your spam folder if it doesn't appear". Typo "Exlude" in help. My opinion, help on search needs a rewrite, it is confusing AF. Is there a way to set my "Default search" to a SET of sources? Like if I want to pick gizmodo, npr, ... a dozen or so fave sources. As it stands the source list is like a huge radio set, only one button down at a time.

Thank you for pointing out the typo. I fixed it in a couple of places.

I also added the spam folder check message to the login link emailed page.

I agree the search page needs to be rewritten and also simplified.

While there is a max sources limit per search, you can include multiple sources in a single search ..

@gizmodo.com @npr.org

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