Judge a book by its first pages
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Judge a book by its first pages
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Re: Judge a book by its first pages
#2The world needs more delightful websites that do one clever thing well like this. Turns out I need to read Percival Everett!
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#3maybe it is mostly books, but the first one it served me was a /r/aita post
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#4When I visit a bookstore, I will look for things I recognize/want. But I also will open random books and read the first page to see if anything hooks me. I try to come away from any bookstore visit with one book I've never heard of and may have never been recommended otherwise. This is a nice recreation of that experience (sans the paper smell).
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#5maybe it is mostly books, but the first one it served me was a /r/aita post https://uncovered.ink/?b=9781538704448
Yeah, same for me. I was confused.
But click "Reveal". This is in fact a book.
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#6Unrelated to the idea, but this website strangely blocks `Alt+←` and `Alt+→` to cycle through browser history.
Edit: It seems the website overrides the `←` and `→` arrow keys specifically, and using `event.preventDefault()` causes the problem. I think it's good practice to ignore keys with modifiers in such a situation.
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#7maybe it is mostly books, but the first one it served me was a /r/aita post https://uncovered.ink/?b=9781538704448
The button on the homepage is hardcoded to this book, which I find extremely strange. Why not choose a random book, and why pick such a confusing quote?
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#8Unrelated to the idea, but this website strangely blocks `Alt+←` and `Alt+→` to cycle through browser history. Edit: It seems the website overrides the `←` and `→` arrow keys specifically, and using `event.preventDefault()` causes the problem. I think it's good practice to ignore keys with modifiers in such a situation.
It's not "blocked", the person implementing it just forgo any sort of browser history usage when creating the website/"app", and the entire thing is controlled 100% in their own JS code. I guess author only had their specific mobile use in mind when creating it? Maybe swiping for back/forward works if you view it on the phone?
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#9maybe it is mostly books, but the first one it served me was a /r/aita post https://uncovered.ink/?b=9781538704448
I believe that's a fiction/in universe reddit post
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#10I always follow the rule in the book "How to Read a Book": give the book a superficial reading to decide if it is worth reading deeply and carefully.