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Re: Other ways to read Hacker News

#91

Post by j_s » Fri, Sep 22, 2017, 3:06 PM UTC

These things come and go, the annoying part is verifying they are still maintained. I recently collected this list along with the best discussion, typically from their launch:

http://hackernewsgrid.com | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15078605 (2017)

https://www.taggernews.com | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14337275 (2017)

https://vue-hn.now.sh & https://hnews.xyz | https://hn.algolia.com/?query=hnews.xy (2017-ish; 3 discussions)

https://tophn.info | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13782574 (2017; only 1 comment)

https://hn.algolia.com | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8874801 (2015; official search provider)

http://ihackernews.com | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1694049 -ish (2010; ran an API for a while)

https://hckrnews.com | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14962820 & https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1722914 (2010)

Many of these discussions include comments vouching for these and other alternative UIs.

App recommendations would also be appreciated (if you created or regularly use the app yourself).

Re: Other ways to read Hacker News

#92

Post by jack6e » Fri, Sep 22, 2017, 3:10 PM UTC

subroutine wrote: post #41

I find this meta HN site quite entertaining: http://n-gate.com

I was going to say the same thing, but we can't both be right.

Re: Other ways to read Hacker News

#93

Post by trextrex » Fri, Sep 22, 2017, 3:15 PM UTC

j_s wrote: post #91

These things come and go, the annoying part is verifying they are still maintained. I recently collected this list along with the best discussion, typically from their launch: http://hackernewsgrid.com | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15078605 (2017) https://www.taggernews.com | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14337275 (2017) https://vue-hn.now.sh & https://hnews.xyz | https://hn.algolia.com/?query=hnews.x…

There is also http://hn.premii.com/ | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6178534 (~2013)

Re: Other ways to read Hacker News

#94

Post by rxhernandez » Fri, Sep 22, 2017, 3:16 PM UTC

lolsal wrote: post #79

I had no idea there were people that needed to view HN differently - let alone 21+ ways. I find the "native" presentation basically perfect for both desktop and mobile browsing.

I wouldn't say perfect. I would like for hidden comments to stay hidden as I bounce back and forth between links shared in an HN thread and the HN thread itself. I know you could argue just open a new tab for each link but sometimes I mistakenly open the link in the HN tab and have to go through the time consuming process of bringing the state back to where it was. This is orders of magnitude more difficult on mobile.

Re: Other ways to read Hacker News

#95

Post by matthewvincent » Fri, Sep 22, 2017, 3:17 PM UTC

duggan wrote: post #54

I’ve been using MiniHack[1] for iPhone for a year or two; great way of interacting with HN (can vote, comment, etc). [1]: https://itunes.apple.com/th/app/minihack-hacker-news-client/...

Can't recommend MiniHack highly enough. Love the scroll down to next comment tree feature, just to name one.

Re: Other ways to read Hacker News

#96

Post by jorvi » Fri, Sep 22, 2017, 3:19 PM UTC

j_s wrote: post #91

These things come and go, the annoying part is verifying they are still maintained. I recently collected this list along with the best discussion, typically from their launch: http://hackernewsgrid.com | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15078605 (2017) https://www.taggernews.com | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14337275 (2017) https://vue-hn.now.sh & https://hnews.xyz | https://hn.algolia.com/?query=hnews.x…

I've tried multiple clients on iOS and MiniHack[1] is by far the best one I've tried and is well-maintained. Only issue with it is that dark mode is triggered by light intensity and not time, so if you're on the threshold value the color theme will constantly flip-flop.

[1] https://itunes.apple.com/nl/app/minihack-hacker-news-client/...

Re: Other ways to read Hacker News

#97

Post by j_s » Fri, Sep 22, 2017, 3:22 PM UTC

yread wrote: post #70

What I would like to see is a sort of /r/DepthHub - a set of permalinks to interesting (thoughtful or factual or those that you can learn something from) discussions in flamewarred articles or the comments by subject matter experts 3 replies deep that can't bubble up to the top of comments section. EDIT: hmm so I've created it: https://www.reddit.com/r/HNDepthHub/ Submissions welcome!

Not sure you've checked already or not, but this seems helpful: https://hn.algolia.com/?query=best%20comments

And back in the day when karma points were public: https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byPopularity&type=comment

Are there any HN-ers whose public list of favorite comments contains what you're looking for? I typically use the functionality more as a bookmark. https://news.ycombinator.com/favorites?id=yread&comments=t

I encourage you to seed your new subreddit with some examples.

Re: Other ways to read Hacker News

#98

Post by kitsunesoba » Fri, Sep 22, 2017, 3:24 PM UTC

jorvi wrote: post #96

j_s wrote: post #91

These things come and go, the annoying part is verifying they are still maintained. I recently collected this list along with the best discussion, typically from their launch: http://hackernewsgrid.com | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15078605 (2017) https://www.taggernews.com | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14337275 (2017) https://vue-hn.now.sh & https://hnews.xyz | https://hn.algolia.com/?query=hnews.x…

I've tried multiple clients on iOS and MiniHack[1] is by far the best one I've tried and is well-maintained. Only issue with it is that dark mode is triggered by light intensity and not time, so if you're on the threshold value the color theme will constantly flip-flop. [1] https://itunes.apple.com/nl/app/minihack-hacker-news-client/...

Automatic theme switching can be disabled in its settings. I have mine set to full time dark theme.

Re: Other ways to read Hacker News

#99

Post by j_s » Fri, Sep 22, 2017, 3:26 PM UTC

subroutine wrote: post #41

I find this meta HN site quite entertaining: http://n-gate.com

A violation of the prime directive! :)

discussion / highlights: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13759706 (March 2017)

Also: $281/month on Patreon

Re: Other ways to read Hacker News

#100

Post by leandot » Fri, Sep 22, 2017, 3:27 PM UTC

j_s wrote: post #91

These things come and go, the annoying part is verifying they are still maintained. I recently collected this list along with the best discussion, typically from their launch: http://hackernewsgrid.com | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15078605 (2017) https://www.taggernews.com | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14337275 (2017) https://vue-hn.now.sh & https://hnews.xyz | https://hn.algolia.com/?query=hnews.x…

I actually like how simple HN is, I only created http://hnbuzz.com/ for a more stable view (e.g. weekly, monthly), I switch between both.