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Re: Show HN: Paperkast

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Post by andai »

eterps wrote: post #16

I was thinking of a similar thing for discussion about books as well. Especially since the official site of a book is usuallly not suitable for that (no forum or separate login per publisher etc.) Or in the case of Pragmatic Programmers not accessible, if you click on discussion forum at https://pragprog.com/book/swdddf/domain-modeling-made-functi... you get redirected to: https://forums.pragprog.com/fosta-sesta Anyo…

I often wish I could connect with people who are reading or have read the same books as me. I think that's what GoodReads is for, but I haven't really looked into it.

Edit: looks like it's just for reviews.

Re: Show HN: Paperkast

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Post by weavie »

eterps wrote: post #16

I was thinking of a similar thing for discussion about books as well. Especially since the official site of a book is usuallly not suitable for that (no forum or separate login per publisher etc.) Or in the case of Pragmatic Programmers not accessible, if you click on discussion forum at https://pragprog.com/book/swdddf/domain-modeling-made-functi... you get redirected to: https://forums.pragprog.com/fosta-sesta Anyo…

Me. It has been something on my todo list to develop for a little while now.

Re: Show HN: Paperkast

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Post by r3bl »

andai wrote: post #31
eterps wrote: post #16

I was thinking of a similar thing for discussion about books as well. Especially since the official site of a book is usuallly not suitable for that (no forum or separate login per publisher etc.) Or in the case of Pragmatic Programmers not accessible, if you click on discussion forum at https://pragprog.com/book/swdddf/domain-modeling-made-functi... you get redirected to: https://forums.pragprog.com/fosta-sesta Anyo…

I often wish I could connect with people who are reading or have read the same books as me. I think that's what GoodReads is for, but I haven't really looked into it. Edit: looks like it's just for reviews.

Eh, no. GoodReads is more about connecting to your existing friends and sharing books between each other, not really designed for you to meet new people based off of your shared interest in books.

But as for the comment above yours, that is Goodreads. It doesn't sell the books, but is a central place to discuss books. Unlike Amazon.com comments, you don't need to verify anything to be able to comment on a book.

And lastly, it's kind of difficult to say that it's an independent source of reviews, considering that Amazon purchased GoodReads back in 2013, GoodReads offers Amazon-only discounts, and Amazon is always the preferred seller (while the rest of the sellers are hidden behind a dropdown).

Re: Show HN: Paperkast

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Post by fredsir »

rplnt wrote: post #30
themmes wrote: post #13

Signed up right away, love the idea! One note, generally I think academic papers are heavier than articles on HN. Maybe the person sharing a link should be encouraged to add a note/summary/reason-for-sharing/personal-take-away

/r/TrueReddit has a submission statement rule, it's interesting even for the poster to think about why they found given article interesting enough to share That being said, I'd be afraid it would discourage people from posting. And when it comes to papers, shouldn't the abstract serve this purpose?

Maybe the abstract should automatically be fetched when posting and shown with whatever the poster wants to add?

Re: Show HN: Paperkast

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Post by dave84 »

bgdkbtv wrote: post #20

Awesome site, love the brutalist design! Edit: post to https://roastmy.site to get some design feedback if you like!

I think it’s a Lobster installation, a copy of the old Joel on Software board.

Re: Show HN: Paperkast

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Post by bocklund »

One piece of feedback I have is to be careful with tagging. What is physics to a biologist [1] is probably not physics to a physicist. If you want communities to build around this hub, then you need to be careful about flooding a small community with unrelated topics because a larger community is more active on the internet.

This looks neat otherwise and I joined.

[1] https://paperkast.com/s/mbiq74/maximum_entropy_model_for_pre...

Re: Show HN: Paperkast

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Post by pps »

eterps wrote: post #16

I was thinking of a similar thing for discussion about books as well. Especially since the official site of a book is usuallly not suitable for that (no forum or separate login per publisher etc.) Or in the case of Pragmatic Programmers not accessible, if you click on discussion forum at https://pragprog.com/book/swdddf/domain-modeling-made-functi... you get redirected to: https://forums.pragprog.com/fosta-sesta Anyo…

On goodreads.com you can review book yourself and also discuss with other reviewers. There are also groups (https://www.goodreads.com/group) which works like forum.

Re: Show HN: Paperkast

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Post by lukka5 »

r3bl wrote: post #33
andai wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I often wish I could connect with people who are reading or have read the same books as me. I think that's what GoodReads is for, but I haven't really looked into it. Edit: looks like it's just for reviews.

Eh, no. GoodReads is more about connecting to your existing friends and sharing books between each other, not really designed for you to meet new people based off of your shared interest in books. But as for the comment above yours, that is Goodreads. It doesn't sell the books, but is a central place to discuss books. Unlike Amazon.com comments, you don't need to verify anything to be able to comment on a book. And l…

I think you have groups on Goodreads that are intended for discussing a specific topic, book, or author's books. But I agree in that it's not really designed for meeting new people.
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