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Ask HN: Why no tags on HN? Is there a 3rd party HN index with subject tags?
I often find myself willing to look at a list of everything that was posted on HN on a particular subject. E.g. machine learning, neuroscience, privacy, education, Android or whatever... Is there such a list somewhere?
- otras 8y agoWhile it's not broken down into such specific categories, Hacker Newsletter [0] is a great way to get a weekly summary of posts separated into topics. For instance, here's [1] their most recent one, where you can see posts broken down into sections like code, data, design, learn, etc. [0]: https://www.hackernewsletter.com/ https://www.hackernewsletter.com/ [1]: https://mailchi.mp/hackernewsletter/424 https://mailchi.mp/hackernewsletter/424
- capocannoniere 8y agoTagger News might be what you're looking for: https://www.taggernews.com/ https://www.taggernews.com/ It was a TC Disrupt hackathon project that generates tags using AI, and seems to still be functional.
- gnulinux 8y agoWow it's classifier looks very accurate. I think everything on the front page had nonsensical tags as of right now.
- qwerty456127 8y agoThanks. Looks exactly what I'm looking. Just sad the set of tags is so humble.
- PurpleRamen 8y agoHumble is bit of an understatement. Enough of them are just assigned wrong.
- frading 8y agoThat's one of the reasons I created MediaTag [0], to be able to save pages and see associated tags next to the links. Here is how my HN favorites look like: https://mediatag.io/gui/items/f117244b-mediatag-hn https://mediatag.io/gui/items/f117244b-mediatag-hn [0] https://mediatag.io https://mediatag.io
- iamben 8y agoI'm glad there's no obvious tagging on the front / new pages. I open way more links because something sounds interesting in the title. I'm sure if there was tags it'd bias my clicking...
- dguo 8y agoFor what it's worth (I know you specifically mentioned HN), Lobsters has tags. https://lobste.rs/ https://lobste.rs/
- qwerty456127 8y agoLooks very curious. Thanks.
- amelius 8y agoFunny that you say "machine learning", because that's exactly what you can use to replace tags with.
- qwerty456127 8y agoI know but I find it rational to check if there actually isn't a sufficiently good implementation of your idea already before you start "inventing a bicycle".
- screye 8y agoThis may sound snobbish, but I love the barebones design of HN. Makes it very inaccessible, and the only ones who stay are those that really want the content. Acts like an artificial barrier that keeps the more trigger happy out.
- arthurcolle 8y agoExcuse my simple mind, but how would that possibly sound snobbish?
- screye 8y agoBecause the UI is innately designed to be exclusive and not inclusive, and I would like for it to stay that way. The implication here is there are certain well intentioned people who the community would rather not have on HN. Clearly only tech-savvy people and those with a knack for sticking with things with a learning curve would stay on HN. This makes the nature on discussion here wired towards people of that kind. These people (for better or for worse) on an average tend to take questions at face value and answer them than assume an ulterior motive behind an opinionated comment. I like that about HN, and would not want it to become like other internet comment threads.
- hluska 8y agoThat's a very kind, respectful answer. I'm only a sample of one, but I feel you'd have to work hard to actually sound snobbish. Great writing! :)
- screye 8y ago> Great writing! You have no idea how much this compliment means to me. I have a bad habit of being long winded in the way I write and speak. Part of it is learning English as a 2nd language (only sort of), and using it mainly during class speeches and debates. I am glad my writing style isn't a road block to getting my point across. :) Thank you.
- DoreenMichele 8y agoThere's a search box at the bottom of the page. Have you tried that?
- cmroanirgo 8y agoFor what it's worth, I prefer it without such lists. Although HN has guidelines on what are acceptable posts, I like the fact that quirky, interesting and completely irrelevant posts occasionally make it through. If HN had sub-lists, I'd feel compelled to use them, and I'd miss out on a whole bunch of things. I also agree that keeping a simple UI is what helps keep, in part, HN exactly what it is.
- Flenser 8y agohttps://hn.algolia.com/?query=machine%20learning%20points%3E10&sort=byDate&prefix=false&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?query=machine%20learning%20points%3E... https://hn.algolia.com/?query=neuroscience%20points%3E10&sort=byDate&prefix=false&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?query=neuroscience%20points%3E10&sor... https://hn.algolia.com/?query=privacy%20points%3E10&sort=byDate&prefix=false&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?query=privacy%20points%3E10&sort=byD... https://hn.algolia.com/?query=education%20points%3E10&sort=byDate&prefix=false&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?query=education%20points%3E10&sort=b... https://hn.algolia.com/?query=Android%20points%3E10&sort=byDate&prefix=false&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?query=Android%20points%3E10&sort=byD...
- piocho 8y agoI prefer to not have tags on HM. -> Keep It Simple