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Re: Show HN: Fraidycat

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Post by callahad » Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 10:26 AM UTC

TulliusCicero wrote: post #125

kickscondor wrote: post #2

So I built this - and its initial purpose was just to help me keep up on public TiddlyWikis (like philosopher.life) that I had discovered. But I couldn't get myself to rip off other news readers - I've not been satisfied with RSS and I disliked Google Reader. I didn't like that it basically created a second read-only email inbox - where I'm supposed to look through every message. And I didn't like that I lost the for…

This is very cool. I wish there was something like this for the various web serials I read. Keeping track of them all can be...cumbersome.

Couldn't this be that? If those serials are posted somewhere that has an RSS feed, you're good to go.

Re: Show HN: Fraidycat

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Post by skoodge » Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 10:34 AM UTC

atroche wrote: post #6

kickscondor wrote: post #2

So I built this - and its initial purpose was just to help me keep up on public TiddlyWikis (like philosopher.life) that I had discovered. But I couldn't get myself to rip off other news readers - I've not been satisfied with RSS and I disliked Google Reader. I didn't like that it basically created a second read-only email inbox - where I'm supposed to look through every message. And I didn't like that I lost the for…

I think you're exploring an important space here. Good luck! Also, the video essay you made about this ( https://youtu.be/zgA4GzRsldI for anyone interested) is incredibly well-produced. I was expecting it to be someone mumbling over a screencast, but it's the total opposite.

I had read through the page and figured that it's probably not for me, but then decided to watch the video based on this comment and it is absolutely amazing! It is not just incredibly well-produced, but at the same time whimsical and a poignant commentary on the current social network landscape.

Some people might be put off by the video's style and it's definitely not in the vein of the typical startup product launch, but exactly that makes it the most memorable product launch video in a long time for me, since it's not afraid to show some personality.

Re: Show HN: Fraidycat

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Post by aWidebrant » Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 12:19 PM UTC

I like this a lot. It feels like a much healthier starting point than diving head first into the discovery feeds of the platforms.

Re: Show HN: Fraidycat

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Post by dmitshur » Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 12:34 PM UTC

The idea of not letting one noisy person overshadow the more quiet ones reminds me of one of my old projects Latest Tweets [1].

It was a single page that displayed just a one latest tweet from everyone you followed on Twitter. I wanted to be able to see people who tweet indecently more easily.

It stopped working after Twitter shut down the v1 API and I didn’t try to update it, but there was something intriguing about the premise compared to the traditional feed, and I miss being able to use it.

I’m really glad to see this project that is much more polished and featureful!

[1]: https://github.com/shurcooL-legacy/latest-tweets

Re: Show HN: Fraidycat

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Post by buovjaga » Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 12:52 PM UTC

3r8riacz wrote: post #116

h0l0cube wrote: post #98

Earlier quoted context omitted.

After leaving social media, I've been wanting something like this for a long time, and considered 'scratching my own itch', as you have. I settled on Feedly being good enough. It still isn't great: e.g. the Android widget is hopeless; I miss out on content because links sometimes don't refresh for days. I'm using the free option, so maybe the paid option is better, but it's free offering hasn't convinced me this is a…

Minimo (written in Go) is a nice, clean, minimal self-hostable RSS reader that I can recommend trying out, supports importing Feedly exports, too. Works as a progressive web app in fullscreen when added to your Android home screen, no need for a separate app.

Where can I find Minimo? I tried my hardest to find it, but came up empty handed.

Re: Show HN: Fraidycat

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Post by Neff » Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 1:30 PM UTC

I was just looking for something like this - a way to aggregate all my chosen feeds across multiple services.

It sort of feels like the next iteration of Fever[1]

[1] - https://feedafever.com/

Re: Show HN: Fraidycat

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Post by Krasnol » Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 2:03 PM UTC

kickscondor wrote: post #101

Krasnol wrote: post #89

Is there a way to actually add account login data so you can grab feeds from users who are not visible if not logged in? I see that happening on Instagram for example.

This is in the plan. https://github.com/kickscondor/fraidycat/issues/9 Just wanted to ensure the concept was solid before venturing into it. Also concerned about storage of credentials.

Perfect.

Thank you. I really like it :)

Re: Show HN: Fraidycat

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Post by kickscondor » Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 2:04 PM UTC

kyleee wrote: post #120

kickscondor wrote: post #77

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The extensions will sync your list of follows between computers. So if you are logged in to Chrome on your work computer and you subscribe to dezz.ie, it'll show up when you log in to Chrome at home.

Is there import/export functionality?

Yes - in OPML and JSON.

Re: Show HN: Fraidycat

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Post by cableclasper » Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 2:52 PM UTC

kickscondor wrote: post #2

So I built this - and its initial purpose was just to help me keep up on public TiddlyWikis (like philosopher.life) that I had discovered. But I couldn't get myself to rip off other news readers - I've not been satisfied with RSS and I disliked Google Reader. I didn't like that it basically created a second read-only email inbox - where I'm supposed to look through every message. And I didn't like that I lost the for…

Really nice work! I'm playing with the app currently. Is there a way to set the default browser used to open links?

Re: Show HN: Fraidycat

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Post by dtakuma » Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 3:07 PM UTC

dmvaldman wrote: post #122

kickscondor wrote: post #2

So I built this - and its initial purpose was just to help me keep up on public TiddlyWikis (like philosopher.life) that I had discovered. But I couldn't get myself to rip off other news readers - I've not been satisfied with RSS and I disliked Google Reader. I didn't like that it basically created a second read-only email inbox - where I'm supposed to look through every message. And I didn't like that I lost the for…

have you considered following hackernews profiles? (comments, posts, etc) also, best promo video of all time and amazing concept. we'd be great friends IRL. alas.

If I'm not misinterpreting you, you can already do this with rss : https://edavis.github.io/hnrss/