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SHOW HN2019

154points
66comments
#269of 2,195 in 2019
Top 13%of 2019 by points

How HN took it

DebatedReal support and real criticism

9 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 11 critical, out of 34 comments about the project. Thread score +0.04.

Idea: 5 for, 4 againstDesign: 3 for, 3 againstExecution: 1 for, 4 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Clean, minimal idea that cuts padding from articles

    From 3 comments
    • I really like this. it cuts out the padding most articles have very effectively. Can anyone post links? How automated is the fact extraction?
      rienbdj on HN
    • Excellent, clean minimalist UI that seems to work without JavaScript on first recce - unlike some of the projects showcased here. Just the thing for my text browser. Bookmarked!
      mellosouls on HN
    • Love this idea, and the implementation. Well done.
      tomcam on HN
  • Fact-list format with sources is useful

    From 2 comments
    • I mean, I don't imagine I'd "pay" to leave comments, submit stories, or facts. Maybe I'm an odd-breed but I see HN as a charitable place for those in the know to contribute to…
      alexandercrohde on HN
    • I’ll second misalignment of titles due to numbers in boxes. And I would prefer “10 days” instead of “1 week 3 days ago”. Beyond that, the site seems good for its purpose, and I…
      wruza on HN

Objections

  • UI looks generic and needs design work

    From 3 comments
    • > Feedback is appreciated. Ok. In my opinion: 1. The UI is unappealing. I would prefer the default theme to be dark. 2. Site layout resembles generic link aggregating sites with…
      pbasista on HN
    • > I'm not really sure what changes could be made that would encourage users to explore. Could you elaborate? Any good site needs to get the visitors' attention from the first…
      pbasista on HN
    • A dark mode would definitely be nice, but I think there are some larger UI improvements that can be done. Some basic ones would be better padding and spacing for legibility, and…
      johnnyfived on HN
  • Credit system is a deal-breaker for some; voting could be abused by corporations

    From 2 comments
    • The credit thing is my only real concern here. As far as I'm concern, upvoting/downvoting isn't fun, it's an act of public service. I'd be incredibly concerned that corporate…
      alexandercrohde on HN
    • I mean, I don't imagine I'd "pay" to leave comments, submit stories, or facts. Maybe I'm an odd-breed but I see HN as a charitable place for those in the know to contribute to…
      alexandercrohde on HN
  • Login and account bugs, and summaries failing on some sites

    From 3 comments
    • Tried to create an account. When I try the activation link, it gives me a 500. When I try to login, it sends me back to the login page. Requested a password reset. Reset my…
      founderling on HN
    • This is interesting, how do the summaries work? By the way I have just added a “salesforce buys tableau” article and the summary of my source link doesn’t seem to work. Here:…
      kfk on HN
    • Bug: clicked on "About Hoxly" in the footer menu, from that page (link https://www.hoxly.com) I was unable to open the top menu (device: Android, browser: Brave)
      NoInputSignal on HN

Requests

  • Add a dark mode

    From 2 comments
    • > Feedback is appreciated. Ok. In my opinion: 1. The UI is unappealing. I would prefer the default theme to be dark. 2. Site layout resembles generic link aggregating sites with…
      pbasista on HN
    • Thanks for the feedback! > 1. The UI is unappealing. I would prefer the default theme to be dark. I'll see if I can add an optional dark mode. > 2. Site layout resembles generic…
      thekyle on HN
  • Add RSS feed

    From 2 comments
    • Is there an RSS feed?
      canthonytucci on HN
    • If you added RSS, I would like to add it to my news site https://news-hud.com/ which has a similar philosophy of cutting down on cruft.
      smenis on HN
  • Show facts without leaving the list page

    From 1 comment
    • +1 to everything you said. I can see the features of this site supporting a quick view into stuff that's going on, but the design needs a lot of work. One thing I wish: I don't…
      dangoor on HN
  • Add categories or tags

    From 1 comment
  • Open source the project

    From 1 comment
    • Will you consider making the project open source?
      brylie on HN

Questions

  • How do summaries and fact extraction work

    From 2 comments
    • I really like this. it cuts out the padding most articles have very effectively. Can anyone post links? How automated is the fact extraction?
      rienbdj on HN
    • This is interesting, how do the summaries work? By the way I have just added a “salesforce buys tableau” article and the summary of my source link doesn’t seem to work. Here:…
      kfk on HN
  • What is the business model

    From 1 comment
  • What stack is used

    From 2 comments
    • What stack do you use?
      tyzerdak on HN
    • Tried to create an account. When I try the activation link, it gives me a 500. When I try to login, it sends me back to the login page. Requested a password reset. Reset my…
      founderling on HN

Alternatives named

  • Wikinews

    From 1 comment
    • Hey folks creator here. I often find on sites like HN/Reddit that I tend to mostly just read the headlines/comments and not necessarily the articles themselves. I wanted to build…
      thekyle on HN
  • Google News alerts

    From 1 comment
    • I have been thinking a lot about how to implement a categories type feature. Right now the closest thing is "Filters" which allow you to basically follow keywords and customize…
      thekyle on HN
  • news-hud.com

    From 1 comment
    • If you added RSS, I would like to add it to my news site https://news-hud.com/ which has a similar philosophy of cutting down on cruft.
      smenis on HN
  • nyhetsnotiser.se

    From 1 comment
    • If you speak Swedish and care about Swedish news, there's a Swedish equivalent[0]. [0] - https://nyhetsnotiser.se/nyheter/
      maxheadroom on HN
  • Stack Exchange reputation system

    From 1 comment
    • > Feedback is appreciated. Ok. In my opinion: 1. The UI is unappealing. I would prefer the default theme to be dark. 2. Site layout resembles generic link aggregating sites with…
      pbasista on HN

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