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Not completely off-topic, but: Is there an api-based HN client/site that can filter out certain topics?

• n72 11y ago
  I've been mulling over creating such a thing. I would like something just about programming. No valley gossip and other off topic stuff. The biggest problem as I see it is that posts aren't tagged/categorized. I suppose one solution is applying some kind of bayseian filter to the linked article to figure out whether its a programming article or not.
  • elcapitan 11y ago
    Yeah, I was contemplating the same. I think for just filtering out, having rule-based blacklisting of keywords would suffice for 95%. Of course it would be much nicer to have classification and then also be able to positively switch between certain categories (say, AI, programming languages etc).