Ask HN: Recently posted directory of personal sites/blogs?

#1

Post by waffl » Thu, Dec 08, 2022, 1:05 PM UTC

Within the last month or so, there was a site posted that seemed to be a directory of personal websites/blogs organized by topic/theme that made it to the front page, but for the life of me I can't seem to find it again. The only result I'm finding is blogsurf.io (search engine), but this isn't what I'm thinking of.

I seem to recall the site, oddly enough, also having a purple background.

If anyone can refresh my memory it would be greatly appreciated.

Re: Ask HN: Recently posted directory of personal sites/blogs?

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Post by groffee » Thu, Dec 08, 2022, 1:14 PM UTC

Search your browser history?

Re: Ask HN: Recently posted directory of personal sites/blogs?

#3

Post by orzig » Thu, Dec 08, 2022, 1:14 PM UTC

https://ooh.directory/?

Whether or not, it is what you were thinking of, I have found it super fun in general

Re: Ask HN: Recently posted directory of personal sites/blogs?

#4

Post by dredmorbius » Thu, Dec 08, 2022, 2:16 PM UTC

orzig wrote: post #3

https://ooh.directory/ ? Whether or not, it is what you were thinking of, I have found it super fun in general

Very likely.

HN submission: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33719983>

Algolia search for "blog directory" doesn't turn up the submission, but it does turn up in comments search, restricted to the past month, for those looking for search-fu tips:

https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=pastMonth&page=0&prefix=fa...>

Re: Ask HN: Recently posted directory of personal sites/blogs?

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Post by waffl » Thu, Dec 08, 2022, 2:47 PM UTC

orzig wrote: post #3

https://ooh.directory/ ? Whether or not, it is what you were thinking of, I have found it super fun in general

Thank you so much, that is precisely what I was looking for (my memory failed me regarding the background colour though, though there are purple elements). Thanks again, much appreciated.

Re: Ask HN: Recently posted directory of personal sites/blogs?

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Post by waffl » Thu, Dec 08, 2022, 2:48 PM UTC

dredmorbius wrote: post #4

orzig wrote: post #3

https://ooh.directory/ ? Whether or not, it is what you were thinking of, I have found it super fun in general

Very likely. HN submission: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33719983 > Algolia search for "blog directory" doesn't turn up the submission, but it does turn up in comments search, restricted to the past month, for those looking for search-fu tips: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=pastMonth&page=0&prefix=fa... >

Ah yes, exactly and thanks for the search tips, I felt like I was misremembering something being unable to find what I was looking for!

Re: Ask HN: Recently posted directory of personal sites/blogs?

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Post by dredmorbius » Thu, Dec 08, 2022, 2:51 PM UTC

waffl wrote: post #6

dredmorbius wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Very likely. HN submission: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33719983 > Algolia search for "blog directory" doesn't turn up the submission, but it does turn up in comments search, restricted to the past month, for those looking for search-fu tips: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=pastMonth&page=0&prefix=fa... >

Ah yes, exactly and thanks for the search tips, I felt like I was misremembering something being unable to find what I was looking for!

Unfortunately for HN, titles make very poor search targets, all the more so because they're often obscure or obscured.

Comments offer a much larger target. Algolia's other features (searching by site or submitter / comment author), as well as obscure stuff like vote counts (submissions only) can be quite helpful.

I mine my own comments frequently, and that's a key benefit of using HN.