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You make it sounds like that expansion was performed automatically. Is that something HN's reply box supports?
by MayeulC 3y ago
You make it sounds like that expansion was performed automatically. Is that something HN's reply box supports?
- metadat 3y agoHaha, no. I do it manually, but have gotten pretty efficient at it to the point where it only takes a minute.
- bombcar 3y agoMacro expansion as in dang made it bigger by hand. Maybe he has a script.
- metadat 3y agoDang has mentioned before that he doesn't use any scripts for his HN posts. He likely refrains because it would go against the intended spirit of HN - interesting discussion and genuine interaction.
- bombcar 3y agoThere's scripts that are advanced and do moderation, say, but you could have an easy keyboard macro that would take a URL and replace it with URL, title, and number of comments. The second would be a timesaver.
- metadat 3y agoHey Bombcar - just noticed it's you :) Yes, technically correct, though the harder / more annoying part tends to be sifting through Algolia, HN itself, or Google for the relevant gems. I'm also usually on my phone these days, haven't logged into HN from a desktop in ages.