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This is a great idea for a project, the 'users who also posted' metric seems to have worked really well. The site seems to fail to load the 'hot' items for the

This is a great idea for a project, the 'users who also posted' metric seems to have worked really well. The site seems to fail to load the 'hot' items for the subreddits when I click on them but that's not a big deal for me. On closer inspection, it doesn't seem to be making any requests. Just says `Failed to download https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/hot.json` https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/hot.json` etc

anvaka 8y ago
hmmm... I don't see the error on my end. What browser do you use? Can you try in "incognito" mode? Are there any extensions that might be blocking this?
- jsloss 8y ago
  I'm getting the same error on Firefox Quantum.
  - anvaka 8y ago
    Hm... I'm at lost. https://jsbin.com/fuyijan/2/edit?js,console https://jsbin.com/fuyijan/2/edit?js,console - this works in Chrome, and non-private mode of Firefox Quantum (64.0.2 (64-bit)). However when I open private browsing in Firefox Quantum request fails. Anyone might know why?
    - EvilTerran 8y ago
      That sounds like Content Blocking kicking in - that's only active in Private Browsing by default: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/content-blocking https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/content-blocking I note that page says "By default, content blocking uses the Disconnect.me basic protection list" - and reddit.com is on that list: https://github.com/disconnectme/disconnect-tracking-protection/blob/master/services.json https://github.com/disconnectme/disconnect-tracking-protecti... (I'm guessing reddit's "social button" is considered a tracker.) [edit] confirmed, it's definitely Content Blocking: I just loaded that jsbin in an FF private window, and there's a message in the console to that effect.
      - renholder 8y ago
        >(I'm guessing reddit's "social button" is considered a tracker.) It wouldn't surprise me. Even though /r/ has concepts like "Silver" and "Gold" to generate revenue, I think it's main driver is still advertising; so, for it to behave like Facebook, Google, etc. wouldn't be that much of a stretch of the imagination. (Or maybe I'm just far too paranoid?)
      - anvaka 8y ago
        Thank you so much! I opened an issue here: https://github.com/disconnectme/disconnect-tracking-protection/issues/67 https://github.com/disconnectme/disconnect-tracking-protecti...
- Sendotsh 8y ago
  Doesn't work for me either, on Firefox Developer Edition 65.0b10 (64-bit) with no extensions enabled (disabled them all to double-check it wasn't one of them blocking it). Works fine in Edge. It's purely the loading of the Hot sidebar, everything else works fine. It has already helped me find a few new subs I didn't know existed, so thanks!
- charlieegan3 8y ago
  Yeah I'm on FF - can confirm my issue was related to the content blocking.
- newman314 8y ago
  Have you thought about building something similar for bot identification on Twitter? I suspect that would be quite the useful feature.
aasasd 8y ago
> the 'users who also posted' metric — Hello, is this the anime channel? — Yes. — How do I patch KDE2 under FreeBSD? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_does_one_patch_KDE2_under_FreeBSD%3F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_does_one_patch_KDE2_under_...)
- Smithalicious 8y ago
  The accuracy of this meme is stunning. I run an anime-related discord of 20-odd people and at least half of people there work in tech in some way. I've seen similar things in order such communities. I wonder if this is just a cultural artifact from the time that anime and technology were both "geeky" niche interests (to a greater extent than they are now) or if there's a deeper underlying reason...
  - vidarh 8y ago
    It may be a stereotype, but to me it seems that in geek circles it is much more acceptable to admit to continuing to appreciate things often seen as "childish" elsewhere in general.
mrfusion 8y ago
Another metric could be looking at cross posts. I’m not sure which is better.
- Breza 8y ago
  That could be cool, but it would eliminate any subs that don't allow crossposting. That includes a few of the heavy hitters like ShowerThoughts and AskReddit.

anvaka 8y ago

hmmm... I don't see the error on my end. What browser do you use? Can you try in "incognito" mode? Are there any extensions that might be blocking this?

jsloss 8y ago
I'm getting the same error on Firefox Quantum.
- anvaka 8y ago
  Hm... I'm at lost. https://jsbin.com/fuyijan/2/edit?js,console https://jsbin.com/fuyijan/2/edit?js,console - this works in Chrome, and non-private mode of Firefox Quantum (64.0.2 (64-bit)). However when I open private browsing in Firefox Quantum request fails. Anyone might know why?
  - EvilTerran 8y ago
    That sounds like Content Blocking kicking in - that's only active in Private Browsing by default: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/content-blocking https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/content-blocking I note that page says "By default, content blocking uses the Disconnect.me basic protection list" - and reddit.com is on that list: https://github.com/disconnectme/disconnect-tracking-protection/blob/master/services.json https://github.com/disconnectme/disconnect-tracking-protecti... (I'm guessing reddit's "social button" is considered a tracker.) [edit] confirmed, it's definitely Content Blocking: I just loaded that jsbin in an FF private window, and there's a message in the console to that effect.
    - renholder 8y ago
      >(I'm guessing reddit's "social button" is considered a tracker.) It wouldn't surprise me. Even though /r/ has concepts like "Silver" and "Gold" to generate revenue, I think it's main driver is still advertising; so, for it to behave like Facebook, Google, etc. wouldn't be that much of a stretch of the imagination. (Or maybe I'm just far too paranoid?)
    - anvaka 8y ago
      Thank you so much! I opened an issue here: https://github.com/disconnectme/disconnect-tracking-protection/issues/67 https://github.com/disconnectme/disconnect-tracking-protecti...
Sendotsh 8y ago
Doesn't work for me either, on Firefox Developer Edition 65.0b10 (64-bit) with no extensions enabled (disabled them all to double-check it wasn't one of them blocking it). Works fine in Edge. It's purely the loading of the Hot sidebar, everything else works fine. It has already helped me find a few new subs I didn't know existed, so thanks!
charlieegan3 8y ago
Yeah I'm on FF - can confirm my issue was related to the content blocking.
newman314 8y ago
Have you thought about building something similar for bot identification on Twitter? I suspect that would be quite the useful feature.

aasasd 8y ago

> the 'users who also posted' metric — Hello, is this the anime channel? — Yes. — How do I patch KDE2 under FreeBSD? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_does_one_patch_KDE2_under_FreeBSD%3F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_does_one_patch_KDE2_under_...)

Smithalicious 8y ago
The accuracy of this meme is stunning. I run an anime-related discord of 20-odd people and at least half of people there work in tech in some way. I've seen similar things in order such communities. I wonder if this is just a cultural artifact from the time that anime and technology were both "geeky" niche interests (to a greater extent than they are now) or if there's a deeper underlying reason...
- vidarh 8y ago
  It may be a stereotype, but to me it seems that in geek circles it is much more acceptable to admit to continuing to appreciate things often seen as "childish" elsewhere in general.

mrfusion 8y ago

Another metric could be looking at cross posts. I’m not sure which is better.

Breza 8y ago
That could be cool, but it would eliminate any subs that don't allow crossposting. That includes a few of the heavy hitters like ShowerThoughts and AskReddit.