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I built this 'HN inspired' site. What do you think?

14 points by geekytenny 16y ago

Mz 16y ago
I really don't see the resemblance.
- geekytenny 16y ago
  ok.. i probably was thinking aloud, but it was HN inspired!
  - Mz 16y ago
    You could change it from: I built this 'almost' HN look-alike site. What do you think To: I built this HN-inspired site. What do you think? Maybe that would inspire a little more conversation.
FJCruiser79 16y ago
seems a bit garbled. also, the site renders awkwardly on an iPad. while I see the connection with HN - barely - you've got a ways to go. keep at it though!
- geekytenny 16y ago
  dont own an ipad. do u know an emulator for testing purposes?
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diocles 16y ago
The first thing I spotted was that full domains weren't showing next to the links, so for example, story 3 is currently: Hosni Mubarak has resigned (co.uk) Showing just the last two sections of the domain is clearly unexpected behaviour. :) The intention is clearly "TLD plus one more section", but not all TLDs are as short as ".com". This reminds me of the difficulties with cookie domain validation - Mozilla actually contains a hardcoded list of top-level domains: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Public_Suffix_List https://wiki.mozilla.org/Public_Suffix_List So you could either copy that, or just show the domain in full.
- geekytenny 16y ago
  You got me there. Plus i noticed that also. My solution was some crappy regex thing. i obviously need to do better.
kgtm 16y ago
It needs some polish: The tags should not be above the "tag" label. "Like" should be on the left of the article title (similar to upvote here). The line underneath the title should be vertically aligned with the title. "Welcome" should not be there at all. To the left of "Join" might be a good idea. Your moto should be under your logo, at the very least in the same area (the header). The drop-down of the search has a scrollbar even with no results. Your overall color palette might need some tuning (too much darkness/contrast for my taste). Unfortunately your site broke half-way through, more when it comes back online! I hope you had fun building it, it's the most important part!
k3dz 16y ago
clicking on submit should redirect to sign in page.. right now it requires clicking an additional link
- geekytenny 16y ago
  fixed.
090178 16y ago
Is there a script ready anyone recommend for alike website as HN ? Got to design one about another subject and do not code at all. ;-) Thanks for your insights.
mike-cardwell 16y ago
http://www.news.thejobhill.com/ajax/tag_search.php?query=test%22%3E%3Cimg%20src=https://encrypted.google.com/images/logos/ssl_logo_lg.gif%3E http://www.news.thejobhill.com/ajax/tag_search.php?query=tes... You seem to have rudimentary protection against XSS, but it's not complete. You should escape properly. Backslashes aren't for escaping characters in html
- geekytenny 16y ago
  Thanks mike. i always knew that could be a problem, but was a bit lax cos the results didnt stay on the site. Have a look now anyways, the google logo doesnt show anymore.
sep 16y ago
I'll take the opportunity to remind people about my Hebrew HN-like site: http://bitorama.com http://bitorama.com OP: care to share some info about the tech behind the scenes?
- nyellin 16y ago
  Very cool. :) I have been trying to become more involved in the Israeli high-tech scene. bitorama just became a "Check Daily" tab.
wybo 16y ago
Looks garbled on FF 3.6 under Linux (tags are not aligned, items below title bar start on a new line...)
- geekytenny 16y ago
  Thanks. Funnily, i developed this running linux and a gecko browser. BTW what is your screen size?
  - wybo 16y ago
    Small, 800 px wide, Asus EEE PC (may not be typical, but still a common resolution)...
middlegeek 16y ago
Looks good but the font is a little too big for me liking. I want to see more on a page at a time. However, great job getting it up and running!
Flemlord 16y ago
You should allow anonymous submissions until you build up a decent amount of content. Change the green. Use only one font. All the text should be slightly smaller. Are you applying for the reddit job? http://blog.reddit.com/2010/08/reddit-is-hiring.html http://blog.reddit.com/2010/08/reddit-is-hiring.html
- nyellin 16y ago
  I actually liked the green. Even though the color was slightly jarring, it made the site a lot more memorable. What didn't you like about it?
kqueue 16y ago
Why not use HN src ? https://github.com/nex3/arc/blob/master/news.arc https://github.com/nex3/arc/blob/master/news.arc
- haecib 16y ago
  Result: http://hubski.com/ http://hubski.com/ Creator of this site used source. Has some interesting features like the ability to create frontpage loaded only with content from users you follow (called hubs). Friend of mine just put it together and is kind of continually working on it. Not sure what he has planned entirely, but a good example of using HN src.
- geekytenny 16y ago
  have downloaded it. Wud have a look
va1en0k 16y ago
I was thinking about using a Bayesian filter to auto-assign tags after training
- geekytenny 16y ago
  Boy, that would be so cool
geekytenny 16y ago
Thanks guys. I want to say that this is my first project. It is a work in progress and i hope to keep improving. Thanks again.

14 points by geekytenny 16y ago

Mz 16y ago

I really don't see the resemblance.

geekytenny 16y ago
ok.. i probably was thinking aloud, but it was HN inspired!
- Mz 16y ago
  You could change it from: I built this 'almost' HN look-alike site. What do you think To: I built this HN-inspired site. What do you think? Maybe that would inspire a little more conversation.

FJCruiser79 16y ago

seems a bit garbled. also, the site renders awkwardly on an iPad. while I see the connection with HN - barely - you've got a ways to go. keep at it though!

geekytenny 16y ago
dont own an ipad. do u know an emulator for testing purposes?

deleted 16y ago

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diocles 16y ago

The first thing I spotted was that full domains weren't showing next to the links, so for example, story 3 is currently: Hosni Mubarak has resigned (co.uk) Showing just the last two sections of the domain is clearly unexpected behaviour. :) The intention is clearly "TLD plus one more section", but not all TLDs are as short as ".com". This reminds me of the difficulties with cookie domain validation - Mozilla actually contains a hardcoded list of top-level domains: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Public_Suffix_List https://wiki.mozilla.org/Public_Suffix_List So you could either copy that, or just show the domain in full.

geekytenny 16y ago
You got me there. Plus i noticed that also. My solution was some crappy regex thing. i obviously need to do better.

kgtm 16y ago

It needs some polish: The tags should not be above the "tag" label. "Like" should be on the left of the article title (similar to upvote here). The line underneath the title should be vertically aligned with the title. "Welcome" should not be there at all. To the left of "Join" might be a good idea. Your moto should be under your logo, at the very least in the same area (the header). The drop-down of the search has a scrollbar even with no results. Your overall color palette might need some tuning (too much darkness/contrast for my taste). Unfortunately your site broke half-way through, more when it comes back online! I hope you had fun building it, it's the most important part!

k3dz 16y ago

clicking on submit should redirect to sign in page.. right now it requires clicking an additional link

geekytenny 16y ago
fixed.

090178 16y ago

Is there a script ready anyone recommend for alike website as HN ? Got to design one about another subject and do not code at all. ;-) Thanks for your insights.

mike-cardwell 16y ago

http://www.news.thejobhill.com/ajax/tag_search.php?query=test%22%3E%3Cimg%20src=https://encrypted.google.com/images/logos/ssl_logo_lg.gif%3E http://www.news.thejobhill.com/ajax/tag_search.php?query=tes... You seem to have rudimentary protection against XSS, but it's not complete. You should escape properly. Backslashes aren't for escaping characters in html

geekytenny 16y ago
Thanks mike. i always knew that could be a problem, but was a bit lax cos the results didnt stay on the site. Have a look now anyways, the google logo doesnt show anymore.

sep 16y ago

I'll take the opportunity to remind people about my Hebrew HN-like site: http://bitorama.com http://bitorama.com OP: care to share some info about the tech behind the scenes?

nyellin 16y ago
Very cool. :) I have been trying to become more involved in the Israeli high-tech scene. bitorama just became a "Check Daily" tab.

wybo 16y ago

Looks garbled on FF 3.6 under Linux (tags are not aligned, items below title bar start on a new line...)

geekytenny 16y ago
Thanks. Funnily, i developed this running linux and a gecko browser. BTW what is your screen size?
- wybo 16y ago
  Small, 800 px wide, Asus EEE PC (may not be typical, but still a common resolution)...

middlegeek 16y ago

Looks good but the font is a little too big for me liking. I want to see more on a page at a time. However, great job getting it up and running!

Flemlord 16y ago

You should allow anonymous submissions until you build up a decent amount of content. Change the green. Use only one font. All the text should be slightly smaller. Are you applying for the reddit job? http://blog.reddit.com/2010/08/reddit-is-hiring.html http://blog.reddit.com/2010/08/reddit-is-hiring.html

nyellin 16y ago
I actually liked the green. Even though the color was slightly jarring, it made the site a lot more memorable. What didn't you like about it?

kqueue 16y ago

Why not use HN src ? https://github.com/nex3/arc/blob/master/news.arc https://github.com/nex3/arc/blob/master/news.arc

haecib 16y ago
Result: http://hubski.com/ http://hubski.com/ Creator of this site used source. Has some interesting features like the ability to create frontpage loaded only with content from users you follow (called hubs). Friend of mine just put it together and is kind of continually working on it. Not sure what he has planned entirely, but a good example of using HN src.
geekytenny 16y ago
have downloaded it. Wud have a look

va1en0k 16y ago

I was thinking about using a Bayesian filter to auto-assign tags after training

geekytenny 16y ago
Boy, that would be so cool

geekytenny 16y ago

Thanks guys. I want to say that this is my first project. It is a work in progress and i hope to keep improving. Thanks again.