Interesting! But doesn't work on Firefox if you have Enhanced Tracking Protection enabled. Maybe this would work better as an extension? Similar to RES.
Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for desktop
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#92Shoutout to rtv (reddit terminal viewer)
I didn't know about it, and now I do I discover that it's not maintained. Do you have a recommended alternative?
I believe TUIR is the de facto spiritual successor.
Re: Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for desktop
#93Its amazing how far backwards reddit went. In browser on desktop it's incredibly slow, even just clicking the comment box to write takes a few seconds and lags out for no reason. No doubt they're employing an uber amount of user tracking and all manner of inefficient code.
It's really inexplicable. Old Reddit was fine, not great, just fine. The new Reddit UI is hideously bad. It was terrible when it launched, it was terrible months later, and it's still terrible now. I'm honestly at a loss. Is this some galaxy brain "let's make the web experience terrible to force people to native apps" strategy?
Is this some galaxy brain "let's make the web experience terrible to force people to native apps" strategy?
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#94I literally need reddit client which looks/modelled after HN. I like that HN has lightweight content focussed website(frontend). https://i.reddit.com is one good frontend.
That looks horrible on desktop. Images on far right while the title on far left.
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#95Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's really inexplicable. Old Reddit was fine, not great, just fine. The new Reddit UI is hideously bad. It was terrible when it launched, it was terrible months later, and it's still terrible now. I'm honestly at a loss. Is this some galaxy brain "let's make the web experience terrible to force people to native apps" strategy?
Was fine? It still is old.reddit.com. You can set your profile to use it by default. Just don't accidentally click the "Get New Reddit" link in the top left else you have to edit your settings again.
It sometimes logs you out and resets to the New Reddit. These extensions (Old Reddit redirect) are life savers:
Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/old-reddit-redirec...
Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/old-reddit-re...
Re: Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for desktop
#96Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's really inexplicable. Old Reddit was fine, not great, just fine. The new Reddit UI is hideously bad. It was terrible when it launched, it was terrible months later, and it's still terrible now. I'm honestly at a loss. Is this some galaxy brain "let's make the web experience terrible to force people to native apps" strategy?
Is this some galaxy brain "let's make the web experience terrible to force people to native apps" strategy? Yes. If you browse it on your phone they even make more annoying by displaying footbar "launch on our native app"
For all the shit that the desktop web experience gets, the mobile web experience on reddit is a 1000 times worse. It sometimes blocks you from viewing certain (cough NSFW cough) subreddits unless you use the app, umm what??
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#97Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is this some galaxy brain "let's make the web experience terrible to force people to native apps" strategy? Yes. If you browse it on your phone they even make more annoying by displaying footbar "launch on our native app"
For all the shit that the desktop web experience gets, the mobile web experience on reddit is a 1000 times worse. It sometimes blocks you from viewing certain ( cough NSFW cough ) subreddits unless you use the app, umm what??
Heh, they are probably assuming people would be more ashamed to complain if the block is NSFW only.
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#98Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not sure why you are downvoted. But some subs like politics and worldnews are just pure propaganda and bots driven at this point.
Any suggestions on feeds for politics and worldnews?
In my experience, no subreddit on reddit is (or can remain) an unbiased neutral source of information about politics.
Either subscribe to a bunch of them, one for each world view, or just classify reddit as a flawed news source and move on to something better.
Re: Show HN: Deck for Reddit – A Reddit client optimized for desktop
#99Its amazing how far backwards reddit went. In browser on desktop it's incredibly slow, even just clicking the comment box to write takes a few seconds and lags out for no reason. No doubt they're employing an uber amount of user tracking and all manner of inefficient code.
It's really inexplicable. Old Reddit was fine, not great, just fine. The new Reddit UI is hideously bad. It was terrible when it launched, it was terrible months later, and it's still terrible now. I'm honestly at a loss. Is this some galaxy brain "let's make the web experience terrible to force people to native apps" strategy?
> Is this some galaxy brain "let's make the web experience terrible to force people to native apps" strategy?
It is exactly that. Apps are proprietary, so they can be closed, filled with ads or spyware (name one app that doesn't ask for access rights to everything), and branded. Even the groceries store down the street would likely force you to use their own crappy app - so you would have their logo on your home screen - rather than a generic browser that won't tell anyone you buy from them.