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Show HN: AirSS is a web-based feed reader that put your privacy first
- derekzhouzhen 5y agoFor anyone that tried this and failed miserably: * Most feeds out there cannot load as they are because of CORS.* In my github page: https://github.com/derek-zhou/airss https://github.com/derek-zhou/airss I listed several options. Please choose yourself; I can't choose for you.
- tyingq 5y agoYou could probably add cloudflare workers as an option. There's an example CORS friendly proxy here: https://github.com/Zibri/cloudflare-cors-anywhere https://github.com/Zibri/cloudflare-cors-anywhere Guessing normal use would fit in their free plan.
- derekzhouzhen 5y agoThanks. I've already provided a proxy option.
- olah_1 5y agoSo does this automatically fetch every feed URL at intervals in the background as long as you have the browser open? Pretty simple solution for getting updates if so. No need to overcomplicate it with a dedicated server.
- derekzhouzhen 5y agoRight now there is a one hour idle timeout, then it will shutdown and close the indexedDB. The reason is it is quite possible to have too many tabs lying around and I am not comfortable to have many tabs writing the same indexedDB. Periodic polling will not work on mobile anyhow. It is better just to refresh the tab by hand.
- mikojan 5y agoAs a German, this name evokes feelings of nostalgia and tense anticipation
- derekzhouzhen 5y agoPlease enlighten me. I am at a disadvantage here.
- mynegation 5y agoSS. Paramilitary units of Nazi Germany known for their brutality, oppression, and crimes against humanity. AirSS is of course play on RSS, but I also could immediately see how it can be read as Air SS.
- derekzhouzhen 5y agoOh my.
- mynegation 5y agoYeah, sorry. I understand it is your project. Kudos for making it and showing it to the outside world! Tiny RSS needs some competition. One of the reasons you publish the open source project is so that people can find bugs. Sometimes bugs are going to be in the name. Keep hacking!
- edoceo 5y agoMay I suggest - AirStream (may be overloaded) - AirFeed
- totoglazer 5y agoWas my immediate thought as well.
- derekzhouzhen 5y agoI changed the capitalization so the name is Airss now. Hopefully this should reduce the negative association.
- brenelson 5y agoThis looks interesting; I'm interested in the upcoming updates. I do hope that it will be user-friend for people that are not coming from technical backgrounds.
- derekzhouzhen 5y agoCare to elaborate more? I thought it is user friendly enough.