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106points
8comments
#615of 3,028 in 2020
Top 21%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
3 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score +0.33.
Design: 1 for, 0 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 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
Good design and style, copying Hacker News look
From 1 comment
Great project! In general I love the style of Hacker News and like how you copied it. But if there was ever a site that it made it worth it to embed videos, this would be it. I…
ghostbrainalpha on HN
Monthly rankings are useful for finding worthwhile videos
From 2 comments
Hey HN -- I made this site to give myself a steady stream of intriguing videos (mostly talks) to watch. I'm partial to the monthly ranking [0] as I find that many of those videos…
yaj54 on HNAwesome, thanks! I was just wondering what I should repost first! /s Just kidding- this is pretty awesome, and I'm glad you made it. Thank you!
HeWhoLurksLate on HN
Objections
Videos open in new tabs rather than embedded in rankings pages
From 2 comments
Great project! In general I love the style of Hacker News and like how you copied it. But if there was ever a site that it made it worth it to embed videos, this would be it. I…
ghostbrainalpha on HNI meant on the rankings page, but I can see how that would make it harder to highlight the discussion around each video.
ghostbrainalpha on HN
Requests
Embed videos to autoplay in a playlist on the page
From 1 comment
Great project! In general I love the style of Hacker News and like how you copied it. But if there was ever a site that it made it worth it to embed videos, this would be it. I…
ghostbrainalpha on HN
Show video durations in rankings
From 1 comment
It would be great to see the video durations in the rankings.
dbieber on HN