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HN RSS feeds per user no longer available
Not sure how long these feeds have been broken, just noticed today. I used per-user RSS feeds to follow a few posters who generally write on subjects I'm interested in, but now they aren't resolving.
Typically used this format:
https://hn.algolia.com/userfeed/<username>
Is there an alternative available or is the RSS option gone permanently?
- paulpauper 3y agoi had no idea this feature existed. interesting
- jdougan 3y agoI could use a feature like that.
- akaij 3y agoYou might want to try Hacker News RSS at https://hnrss.github.io/#user-feeds https://hnrss.github.io/#user-feeds
- Uptrenda 3y agoDamn, if this feature existed that is really cool. Are there any other undocumented HN features like this? This actually seems like a really good idea.
- noman-land 3y agoI subscribe to my own replies so I know when people reply to me. This is yours. https://hnrss.org/replies?id=Uptrenda https://hnrss.org/replies?id=Uptrenda
- busymom0 3y agoShameless plug: my app called HACK on both iOS and Android has push notifications for when people reply to you.
- alin23 3y agoReading this on HACK right now, love the app! I’ve actually ditched Octal, specifically because of this notification feature.
- busymom0 3y agoGlad you enjoy it!
- sureglymop 3y agoHi! Is the app available anywhere outside the play store or is it open source? I don't have google play services.
- Shorel 3y agoNice features. If I like it enough I could get the paid version.
- 7sidedmarble 3y agoI also just added this as a feature to https://catnip.vip https://catnip.vip
- macintux 3y agoSo very, very many undocumented features. https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented
- chrisweekly 3y agoHey thanks; great link!
- sodality2 3y agoThis isn't a HN feature - it's an Algolia feature. They just updated it about a week ago - I'd imagine it's related to that. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37870077 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37870077
- pcdoodle 3y agoI don't like the idea of people being scared of RSS. Why drop something like this? If someone has really good ideas i'd like the option to get notified in a simple feed.
- Brajeshwar 3y agoThere is https://hnrss.github.io https://hnrss.github.io that does a pretty good job. A user's RSS feed is https://hnrss.org/user?id=sarcher https://hnrss.org/user?id=sarcher
- kazinator 3y agoIt's odd that HN itself doesn't provide this. You can get at a user's comments using: https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=<user> https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=<user> Furthermore, there is an API. RSS is just a different representation of the same thing.
- rbanffy 3y agoA more interesting source would be https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=<user> https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=<user>
- Y-bar 3y agoOh man, if only I knew this existed! There were some high-profile people who I would have loved to follow along with...
- jayFellows 3y agoHow do you consume your RSS? It's always been something i've felt like i'd benefit from but have never found an app/workflow that works for me.
- bithaze 3y agoIn the distant past, I self-hosted Tiny Tiny RSS, accessed it from a web browser and an Android phone, and liked it. I didn't have any problems with it but just never got around to setting it up again when I migrated VMs. Now, I've been using NewsBlur (mostly on iOS, rarely on desktop) ever since Google Reader shut down. I don't have too many subscriptions but a couple folders for online comic strips, status pages or blogs of things I pay for (email service provider, etc.), and some software projects (Kubernetes, etc.).
- domysee 3y agoShameless self-plug - I'm working on a product that supports aggregating RSS feeds: https://looking-glass.app https://looking-glass.app It works differently than the other RSS readers I've tried. It's in early stages, so feedback is highly appreciated.
- nickthegreek 3y agoFan of inoreader myself.