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Since it was missing there I realized how am I overusing '[-]' instead of scrolling. Like Tarzan swing on vines. (Also is this relavant or am I just piggy-back
by timeon 4y ago
Since it was missing there I realized how am I overusing '[-]' instead of scrolling. Like Tarzan swing on vines.
(Also is this relavant or am I just piggy-backing your top comment?)
- nicky0 4y agoIn 10 years of reading hacker news I never thought to press the [-] until this moment.
- deleted 4y ago[deleted]
- hoosieree 4y agoRelevant XKCD: https://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/
- tomger 4y agoI always assumed [-] subtracted a point from that comment.
- turbonaut 4y agoDoesn’t [-] set it to zero? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainfuck https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainfuck
- RheingoldRiver 4y ago[-] collapses the replies so that you can easily see what's next. On reddit the equivalent functionality is a button literally called "hide child comments." But as another comment mentioned, you can click root | parent | prev | next to get navigated through the thread. Personally, I prefer the collapse, though, as having the top of my screen move without my direct control is a bit jarring, but there's more functionality from these buttons.
- geoduck14 4y agoImportant fact: The [-] does not remove a point. After you get 500 points, you earn the privilege of down voting, you will get a "down triangle" underneath the "up vote up triangle" that you can click on.
- thatwasunusual 4y ago> In 10 years of reading hacker news I never thought to press the [-] until this moment. I thought you had to click the [-]. How do I press the [-]?
- deleted 4y ago[deleted]
- jcpham2 4y agoI don’t understand if I should click or press [-] What does it do?
- _hyn3 4y agoDon't do it! If I understand it correctly, every time you use it, it takes away one of your valuable internet points.
- thatwasunusual 4y agoA friend of mine did this too many times. He is in rehab now. His wife left him, his liberal left kids commited suicide etc. Harsh times.
- thatwasunusual 4y agoHow can you click OR press something?
- kergonath 4y ago> I thought you had to click the [-]. I cannot click anything on my phone.
- starkd 4y agoWow. I just realized the [-] feature. This changes everything about HN!
- anon7725 4y agoAnd I just realized “root|parent|prev|next” despite being ride or die with [-]
- jason-phillips 4y agoI call it the "minimize bullshit" feature. Reddit also has it.
- starkd 4y agoI might actually read more of the top level comments below the first one now.
- jwilk 4y agoKinda relevant, because [-] doesn't work with JS disabled. :-P
- tempodox 4y agoIt could, however, with CSS like this: https://iamkate.com/code/tree-views/ https://iamkate.com/code/tree-views/
- neonihil 4y agoMost useful comment on the whole thread. Thanks for the tip about the [-].
- still_grokking 4y agoIt can be even better. With a little bit more JavaScript. https://github.com/plibither8/refined-hacker-news https://github.com/plibither8/refined-hacker-news
- andreareina 4y agoHave you heard about our lord and savior root|parent|prev|next ?
- mdp2021 4y ago> our lord and savior root|parent|prev|next You are welcome! My very small contribution to the system (I asked and "pushed" for it) - of course, Dang and/or his team implemented it. It is pleasant to read about it in such appreciative terms.
- andreareina 4y agoHey that's awesome! They work really, really well for the way I read HN. Thanks for suggesting this, and thanks to 'dang et al for the implementation!
- eternalban 4y agoYou've earned true universe karma points there. Thank you.