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For me it’s: -HN many times a day (probably too much to be healthy as it’s my default “I’ve got 60 seconds to spare”) -Reddit used to be many times a day but

For me it’s: -HN many times a day (probably too much to be healthy as it’s my default “I’ve got 60 seconds to spare”) -Reddit used to be many times a day but since they turned off compact mode on mobile it’s maybe once a day using old.Reddit.com on my phone and really not like how I have to zoom to read stuff -gmail as workflow for personal chores and work GitHub/GitLab, maybe 5 times a day -discord once or twice a day to catch up with friends (this replaced old WhatsApp and Facebook messenger groups going back many years and there was a switch maybe 5 years when everyone stopped commenting on stuff publicly and moved to private rooms) -I used to use reader and Feedly to bring everything into RSS but don’t have a replacement for it but have a lazy longing to recreate and test out different things. So I’m missing out on specific blogs and might check them every few weeks. I think this is a gap but things do come through to HN.

lddemi 4y ago
Definitely recommend using Apollo with a little tuning for Reddit on mobile. Clean and clear of all their growth experiments
- 1123581321 4y ago
  The big problem with Apollo is it's so good that it makes me spend way more time on reddit. I've installed and removed it many times. I happily paid for Ultra the day he started offering it because I appreciate the work that went into making it that smooth and useful.
- sarasasa28 4y ago
  I like Apollo but I ended up having to install the official reddit app because most times if you google something on Mobile, it just doesn't open Apollo and tries to install the official one :/
  - samlader 4y ago
    This problem can be solved using the Apollo Safari extension. In the Apollo app, click Settings -> General -> Open Reddit Links in Apollo.
  - waboremo 4y ago
    They have an extension now for that reason, you enable it and automatically opens in Apollo (iirc the catch is to make sure the allow option is set to the reddit domain, not leaving it on "ask"). No more dealing with the purposefully downgraded mobile web page or the official reddit app.
- muttled 4y ago
  Just be careful about paying for the (one time fee) Pro Apollo at this point. Reddit just changed their API terms and that app may stop working soon-ish without a monthly subscription.
- prepend 4y ago
  Thanks. I tried it, but really don’t want a lot of apps as my phone doesn’t have much storage. And I like having a shared bookmark list for web sites. I appreciate simplicity and one less app means one less update schedule, one less UI, etc etc. Reddit is exactly why the web was invented so using an app just makes me feel a little sad when one of the big benefits of html was that you wouldn’t need custom clients for everything.
- 12345hn6789 4y ago
  Reddit is cracking down on 3rd party clients. The experience will be degraded later this year.
ttul 4y ago
I appreciate that HN has extremely high quality moderation. There is virtually no garbage content. I don’t know how this magic is achieved, but I am grateful.
- smotched 4y ago
  there is, if you're in the new section like some of us
  - blackpill0w 4y ago
    Well, there will always be garbage on any site, the most important thing is not to let nonsense be the main focus of the site. If good threads top the front page most of the time I consider it a win.
    - smotched 4y ago
      Yup, whats I'm saying is that's because there's a small community that does through new and upvotes good content
- prepend 4y ago
  I appreciate this too. Comically, I used it for many years before finally signing up so I could get voting and saving and whatnot. I think it’s become more precious to me as one of the few remnants of what really excited me about the internet many years ago and is my last active community as all the others have fallen away - slashdot, kuro5hin, plastic, netslaves, fuckedcompany, digg, fark, Reddit and probably a few others I forget.
orev 4y ago
Why do you need a replacement for Feedly? I’m posting this comment from it right now.
tester457 4y ago
Feeder is an okay replacement for Feedly on Android, and it's opensource. https://github.com/spacecowboy/Feeder https://github.com/spacecowboy/Feeder

lddemi 4y ago

Definitely recommend using Apollo with a little tuning for Reddit on mobile. Clean and clear of all their growth experiments

1123581321 4y ago
The big problem with Apollo is it's so good that it makes me spend way more time on reddit. I've installed and removed it many times. I happily paid for Ultra the day he started offering it because I appreciate the work that went into making it that smooth and useful.
sarasasa28 4y ago
I like Apollo but I ended up having to install the official reddit app because most times if you google something on Mobile, it just doesn't open Apollo and tries to install the official one :/
- samlader 4y ago
  This problem can be solved using the Apollo Safari extension. In the Apollo app, click Settings -> General -> Open Reddit Links in Apollo.
- waboremo 4y ago
  They have an extension now for that reason, you enable it and automatically opens in Apollo (iirc the catch is to make sure the allow option is set to the reddit domain, not leaving it on "ask"). No more dealing with the purposefully downgraded mobile web page or the official reddit app.
muttled 4y ago
Just be careful about paying for the (one time fee) Pro Apollo at this point. Reddit just changed their API terms and that app may stop working soon-ish without a monthly subscription.
prepend 4y ago
Thanks. I tried it, but really don’t want a lot of apps as my phone doesn’t have much storage. And I like having a shared bookmark list for web sites. I appreciate simplicity and one less app means one less update schedule, one less UI, etc etc. Reddit is exactly why the web was invented so using an app just makes me feel a little sad when one of the big benefits of html was that you wouldn’t need custom clients for everything.
12345hn6789 4y ago
Reddit is cracking down on 3rd party clients. The experience will be degraded later this year.

ttul 4y ago

I appreciate that HN has extremely high quality moderation. There is virtually no garbage content. I don’t know how this magic is achieved, but I am grateful.

smotched 4y ago
there is, if you're in the new section like some of us
- blackpill0w 4y ago
  Well, there will always be garbage on any site, the most important thing is not to let nonsense be the main focus of the site. If good threads top the front page most of the time I consider it a win.
  - smotched 4y ago
    Yup, whats I'm saying is that's because there's a small community that does through new and upvotes good content
prepend 4y ago
I appreciate this too. Comically, I used it for many years before finally signing up so I could get voting and saving and whatnot. I think it’s become more precious to me as one of the few remnants of what really excited me about the internet many years ago and is my last active community as all the others have fallen away - slashdot, kuro5hin, plastic, netslaves, fuckedcompany, digg, fark, Reddit and probably a few others I forget.

orev 4y ago

Why do you need a replacement for Feedly? I’m posting this comment from it right now.

tester457 4y ago

Feeder is an okay replacement for Feedly on Android, and it's opensource. https://github.com/spacecowboy/Feeder https://github.com/spacecowboy/Feeder