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Ask HN: How do you consume HN?

11 points by vvps 5y ago

For long I've used the Materialistic app on Android but it hasn't been updated in 2 years and has its glitches. I am looking at alternatives and any suggestions from other HN readers.

josephcsible 5y ago
I just use the site in a browser, with no dedicated app.
leed25d 5y ago
I splash around in it
uberman 5y ago
I use my default browser. It works fine for me :-)
mtmail 5y ago
https://github.com/cheeaun/awesome-hacker-news https://github.com/cheeaun/awesome-hacker-news collects app and projects though without reviewing them
paulcole 5y ago
Just the browser. I’ve never seen an iOS HN reader app that add any interesting features.
tailspin2019 5y ago
On iOS I’ve tried a bunch of apps and have finally settled on Hack [0] which is excellent. Looks like there is an Android version too. [1] [0] https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/hack-for-hacker-news-developer/id1464477788 https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/hack-for-hacker-news-developer... [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pranapps.hack https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pranapps.h...
- JoBrad 5y ago
  I used another app before finding Hack (iOS). The developer is absolutely amazing, and has responded to me very quickly on the single bug I found (in several years of usage), as well as the feature request I made. Definitely a great app for consuming HN.
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peanut_worm 5y ago
Whats wrong with the browser?
- vvps 5y ago
  It's a pain reading it on a Mobile device
  - peanut_worm 5y ago
    How so? I use it on mobile, HN has a pretty nice mobile website
Voklen 5y ago
Glider on fdroid and loving it https://f-droid.org/packages/nl.viter.glider https://f-droid.org/packages/nl.viter.glider
- vvps 5y ago
  Thanks for this. Installed it and loving it.
m_ke 5y ago
Browser with some custom CSS and a JS script that filters blacklisted keywords and doesn't load new stories when I hide one, so most of the day there's only a story or two visible on the main page.
- hidden-spyder 5y ago
  I'd like to use those scripts. Would you please share?
  - m_ke 5y ago
    css: html { -webkit-filter: grayscale(100%); -moz-filter: grayscale(100%); filter: grayscale(100%); } tbody tr td { background-color: white; } td.subtext { opacity: .3; } span.rank { opacity: 0; } tr td center { display: none; } --- js: function remEl (el) { console.log(el) el.parentNode.removeChild(el) } const atags = document.getElementsByTagName('a') console.log(atags) for (const a of atags) { console.log(a) if (a.textContent === 'reply') a.style.display = 'none' } function blockId(id) { var ids = (localStorage.getItem('blockedIds') || '') + ';' + id; localStorage.setItem('blockedIds', ids); } function hidestory (el, id) { for (var i=0; i < 3; i++) { remEl($(id).nextSibling) } remEl($(id)); blockId(id); return false } function getCurrentIds() { return [].map.call(document.getElementsByClassName('athing'), x => x.id); } function hideBlocked() { var ids = getCurrentIds(); var blockedIds = new Set((localStorage.getItem('blockedIds') || '').split(';')); console.log(blockedIds); for (let id of ids) { if (blockedIds.has(id)) { try { hidestory('', id); } catch (e) { } } } } function getPosts() { return document.getElementsByClassName('athing') } function hideWithKeywords(words=[]) { const deleteIDs = new Set() for (let post of getPosts()) { for (let word of words) { if (post.textContent.indexOf(word) > -1) { console.log('Blocked', post.textContent) deleteIDs.add(post.id) break; } } } for (let id of deleteIDs) { hidestory('', id) } } function hidePosts(func) { const deleteIDs = new Set() for (let post of getPosts()) { if (func(post)) { console.log('Blocked', post.textContent) deleteIDs.add(post.id) } } for (let id of deleteIDs) { hidestory('', id) } } const blockedWords = [ 'Juicero', 'Blockchain', 'Bitcoin', 'Vatican', 'Lisp', 'Yahoo', 'People.ai', 'NASA', 'MH370', 'soylent.com', 'Soylent', 'Tesla', 'FBI', 'CIA', 'Sexual', 'Ethereum', 'Emacs', 'Azure', 'Comic Con', 'Drchrono', 'GitLab', ') is hiring', ') Is Hiring', 'Clojure', 'Uber', 'Theranos', 'WannaCry', 'Venture Capital', 'Bees ', 'Sexist', 'sexist', 'diversity', 'Diversity', 'Palantir', 'Monsanto', 'discrimination', 'sexism', 'Sexism', 'Equifax', 'SpaceX', 'blockchain', 'video game', 'is hiring ', 'Cryptoc', 'cryptoc', 'bbc.com', 'forbes.com', 'fortune.com', 'vice.com', 'nautil.us', 'Zuckerberg', 'Trump', 'techcrunch', 'theguardian', 'wsj.com', 'economist.com', 'libertarianism.org', 'slate.com', 'coronavirus', 'covid', 'covid-19', 'Covid-19', 'Tether', 'NFT', 'Web3', 'web3' ] if (blockedWords.length) hideWithKeywords(blockedWords) hideBlocked() let filters = [ ] if (filters.length) { for (let filter of filters) { hidePosts(filter) } } function onclick (ev) { var el = upclass(ev.target, 'clicky'); if (el) { var u = new URL(el.href, location); var p = u.searchParams; if (u.pathname == '/vote') { vote(p.get('id'), p.get('how'), p.get('auth'), p.get('goto')); } else if (u.pathname == '/hide') { hidestory(el, p.get('id')); } else if (hasClass(el, 'togg')) { toggle(attr(el, 'id')); } else { $(u.hash.substring(1)).scrollIntoView({behavior: "smooth"}) } ev.stopPropagation(); ev.stopImmediatePropagation(); ev.preventDefault(); return false; } } document.addEventListener("click", onclick);
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kgin 5y ago
A little custom CSS to make it more readable: https://controlc.com/a60901b8 https://controlc.com/a60901b8
d0gbread 5y ago
Harmonic on Android is nice.
hassancf 5y ago
iOS: Octal for hacker news
kandruszkow 5y ago
To be honest, browser or on Octal iOS, but I've heard a few good opinions on Boreal as well (I haven't tried it myself yet)

11 points by vvps 5y ago

For long I've used the Materialistic app on Android but it hasn't been updated in 2 years and has its glitches. I am looking at alternatives and any suggestions from other HN readers.

josephcsible 5y ago

I just use the site in a browser, with no dedicated app.

leed25d 5y ago

I splash around in it

uberman 5y ago

I use my default browser. It works fine for me :-)

mtmail 5y ago

https://github.com/cheeaun/awesome-hacker-news https://github.com/cheeaun/awesome-hacker-news collects app and projects though without reviewing them

paulcole 5y ago

Just the browser. I’ve never seen an iOS HN reader app that add any interesting features.

tailspin2019 5y ago

On iOS I’ve tried a bunch of apps and have finally settled on Hack [0] which is excellent. Looks like there is an Android version too. [1] [0] https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/hack-for-hacker-news-developer/id1464477788 https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/hack-for-hacker-news-developer... [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pranapps.hack https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pranapps.h...

JoBrad 5y ago
I used another app before finding Hack (iOS). The developer is absolutely amazing, and has responded to me very quickly on the single bug I found (in several years of usage), as well as the feature request I made. Definitely a great app for consuming HN.
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peanut_worm 5y ago

Whats wrong with the browser?

vvps 5y ago
It's a pain reading it on a Mobile device
- peanut_worm 5y ago
  How so? I use it on mobile, HN has a pretty nice mobile website

Voklen 5y ago

Glider on fdroid and loving it https://f-droid.org/packages/nl.viter.glider https://f-droid.org/packages/nl.viter.glider

vvps 5y ago
Thanks for this. Installed it and loving it.

m_ke 5y ago

Browser with some custom CSS and a JS script that filters blacklisted keywords and doesn't load new stories when I hide one, so most of the day there's only a story or two visible on the main page.

hidden-spyder 5y ago
I'd like to use those scripts. Would you please share?
- m_ke 5y ago
  css: html { -webkit-filter: grayscale(100%); -moz-filter: grayscale(100%); filter: grayscale(100%); } tbody tr td { background-color: white; } td.subtext { opacity: .3; } span.rank { opacity: 0; } tr td center { display: none; } --- js: function remEl (el) { console.log(el) el.parentNode.removeChild(el) } const atags = document.getElementsByTagName('a') console.log(atags) for (const a of atags) { console.log(a) if (a.textContent === 'reply') a.style.display = 'none' } function blockId(id) { var ids = (localStorage.getItem('blockedIds') || '') + ';' + id; localStorage.setItem('blockedIds', ids); } function hidestory (el, id) { for (var i=0; i < 3; i++) { remEl($(id).nextSibling) } remEl($(id)); blockId(id); return false } function getCurrentIds() { return [].map.call(document.getElementsByClassName('athing'), x => x.id); } function hideBlocked() { var ids = getCurrentIds(); var blockedIds = new Set((localStorage.getItem('blockedIds') || '').split(';')); console.log(blockedIds); for (let id of ids) { if (blockedIds.has(id)) { try { hidestory('', id); } catch (e) { } } } } function getPosts() { return document.getElementsByClassName('athing') } function hideWithKeywords(words=[]) { const deleteIDs = new Set() for (let post of getPosts()) { for (let word of words) { if (post.textContent.indexOf(word) > -1) { console.log('Blocked', post.textContent) deleteIDs.add(post.id) break; } } } for (let id of deleteIDs) { hidestory('', id) } } function hidePosts(func) { const deleteIDs = new Set() for (let post of getPosts()) { if (func(post)) { console.log('Blocked', post.textContent) deleteIDs.add(post.id) } } for (let id of deleteIDs) { hidestory('', id) } } const blockedWords = [ 'Juicero', 'Blockchain', 'Bitcoin', 'Vatican', 'Lisp', 'Yahoo', 'People.ai', 'NASA', 'MH370', 'soylent.com', 'Soylent', 'Tesla', 'FBI', 'CIA', 'Sexual', 'Ethereum', 'Emacs', 'Azure', 'Comic Con', 'Drchrono', 'GitLab', ') is hiring', ') Is Hiring', 'Clojure', 'Uber', 'Theranos', 'WannaCry', 'Venture Capital', 'Bees ', 'Sexist', 'sexist', 'diversity', 'Diversity', 'Palantir', 'Monsanto', 'discrimination', 'sexism', 'Sexism', 'Equifax', 'SpaceX', 'blockchain', 'video game', 'is hiring ', 'Cryptoc', 'cryptoc', 'bbc.com', 'forbes.com', 'fortune.com', 'vice.com', 'nautil.us', 'Zuckerberg', 'Trump', 'techcrunch', 'theguardian', 'wsj.com', 'economist.com', 'libertarianism.org', 'slate.com', 'coronavirus', 'covid', 'covid-19', 'Covid-19', 'Tether', 'NFT', 'Web3', 'web3' ] if (blockedWords.length) hideWithKeywords(blockedWords) hideBlocked() let filters = [ ] if (filters.length) { for (let filter of filters) { hidePosts(filter) } } function onclick (ev) { var el = upclass(ev.target, 'clicky'); if (el) { var u = new URL(el.href, location); var p = u.searchParams; if (u.pathname == '/vote') { vote(p.get('id'), p.get('how'), p.get('auth'), p.get('goto')); } else if (u.pathname == '/hide') { hidestory(el, p.get('id')); } else if (hasClass(el, 'togg')) { toggle(attr(el, 'id')); } else { $(u.hash.substring(1)).scrollIntoView({behavior: "smooth"}) } ev.stopPropagation(); ev.stopImmediatePropagation(); ev.preventDefault(); return false; } } document.addEventListener("click", onclick);

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kgin 5y ago

A little custom CSS to make it more readable: https://controlc.com/a60901b8 https://controlc.com/a60901b8

d0gbread 5y ago

Harmonic on Android is nice.

hassancf 5y ago

iOS: Octal for hacker news

kandruszkow 5y ago

To be honest, browser or on Octal iOS, but I've heard a few good opinions on Boreal as well (I haven't tried it myself yet)