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The single biggest problem I have is finding an article again at a later time. Even if one remembers the item or list number at the time of viewing (which I don't unless I take special note) that number will change almost immediately, a day or two later the article can be buried many pages down or have disappeared altogether. Then there's the problem of remembering the story's title so one can search for it. Say, sev…
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I browse HN from https://hckrnews.com/ It's chronological.
The homepage only works for the current day however. It sadly doesn't just accrue the entries like it does in the 10-50% categories
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The homepage only works for the current day however. It sadly doesn't just accrue the entries like it does in the 10-50% categories
Not sure what you mean. It spans multiple days, it’s invite scroll.
Why not join YC instead and push through on UI changes? HN fails badly on accessibility (small fonts, small buttons, very close to each other, etc). Or just wait for the people working on HN to get older so they encounter the real issues firsthand and decide to make some changes?
I don't think it's very difficult to write a different UI. There's even a terminal version available: https://github.com/bensadeh/circumflex
Checkout https://hckrnews.com !
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Not sure what you mean. It spans multiple days, it’s invite scroll.
This is how it looks on my end. Regardless wherever it's ipadOS, MacOS, Android or Windows https://snipboard.io/sYOVin.jpg
Edit: Nope. I get the same thing when I use the "homepage" tab/filter.
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Yeah I don't like disappearing articles. I've missed some very interesting articles only to stumble upon them by chance in https://hn.algolia.com A quick tip though which helped me: you can favorite posts and comments. You need to open each to see the favorite link.
Yeah, as I said to teitoklien one has to do that at the time, trouble is I usually don't. :-)
I can only think of two things that I really would like HN to implement: 1. Dark mode 2. Two-factor authentication for better account security Apart from that (and maybe a better API to help with third-party apps), HN is perfect. The minimal (should I say retro?) UI just adds to the charm of the site. Consider it repellent for those who aren't ready for the HN atmosphere.
> 1. Dark mode Ublock Origin filters are great workaround https://rich.sh/2024/03/20/hn-theme just update a few lines: # Text news.ycombinator.com##.c00:style(color: #fafafa !important) # Inputs news.ycombinator.com##input[type="text"], input[type="url"], textarea :style(background-color: inherit; border: 1px solid #d4d4d4; color: #000000 !important)
