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> In light of that I'd still love it if HN created an ignore feature This is why I always think the HN reader apps that people make using the API are some of t
by paulcole 1y ago
> In light of that I'd still love it if HN created an ignore feature
This is why I always think the HN reader apps that people make using the API are some of the stupidest things imaginable. They’re always self-described as “beautifully designed” and “clean” but never have any good features.
I would use one and pay for it if it had an ignore feature and the ability to filter out posts and threads based on specific keywords.
I have 0 interest in building one myself as I find the HN site good enough for me.
- wonger_ 1y agoThis one has been convenient for filtering posts: https://tools.simonwillison.net/hacker-news-filtered https://tools.simonwillison.net/hacker-news-filtered But not threads
- nosioptar 1y agoI've never seen an app whose dev calls it "beautiful" that doesn't look like dogshit...
- ludicrousdispla 1y agoEarlier this year I made some good progress on creating an automated weekly (or monthly) topical digest of HN with the use case being that a person could just check if there were posts on a particular topic of interest to them. I've paused development on it for a bit to work on something else, but let me know if you have an interest and I'll post some sample output to github.