Show HN: Telescope, a news reader app

Post by meteor333 » Wed, Sep 20, 2017, 2:51 AM UTC

osrec wrote: post #58

dieg0 wrote: post #54

Today, after the Mexico city earthquake, there where 50 buildings collapsed, probably hundreds of people dead, and a volcano erupting... but your "news" site doesn't show any of it... sorry but your site is a miss

The story is covered in the new section, about 8 items down when I looked. Either way, the app is ranking the stories based on shares - some things will trend more than others and float to the top, and other things might get hidden. Perhaps the creator could implement a way to pin stories that are obviously newsworthy to the top to prevent them being overshadowed by less newsworthy items. This does introduce a level…

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Post by meteor333 » Wed, Sep 20, 2017, 5:02 AM UTC

meteor333 wrote: post #38

superbeef150 wrote: post #34

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On that note, if the top bar is going to remain static, it might be worth putting some functionality in it on the desktop view so it's not just taking up screen space. Not to sound nit-picky, but it seems easier to justify if it serves a purpose other than branding.

Good point. I'll fix both of those soon.

Post by meteor333 » Wed, Sep 20, 2017, 5:43 AM UTC

rebuilder wrote: post #64

meteor333 wrote: post #42

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Thank you. Unfortunately, thats what is trending currently. I get your point though. Im thinking of adding an ability to filter by keyword or category. Also I want to explore if I can group the same news to avoid echos, such as iphone X launch or something.

How would the feed look if you filtered, say,the most shared top 10%? Edit: Filtered out, I meant to say.

Post by meteor333 » Wed, Sep 20, 2017, 5:47 AM UTC

scottjad wrote: post #37

Very nice. Two features I would like are tabs next to the "Today" tab that say "Yesterday" or maybe "48 Hours" and another that says "This week" or "Last week." I often miss the news for a day (too busy) or a week (traveling/camping) and then want to catch up. Also sometimes I avoid the news for a day because I'm avoiding a sporting event spoiler. Most websites/newspapers are geared toward today and don't let you eas…