Ampie on HackerShow

Productivity

browser extension for discovering discussions

SHOW HN2021

See HN or Twitter discussions mentioning the page you are on

Shown by posobin on Sep 29, 2021. Click the card to turn it over.

194points

81comments

#243of 2,533 in 2021

Top 10%of 2021 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

12 positive, 20 neutral or asking, 7 mixed, 6 critical, out of 45 comments about the project. Thread score +0.18.

Idea: 5 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 3 againstPricing: 2 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against

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

Requires sign-up and connecting a Twitter account
From 3 comments
- Why does it require sign up though?…
  vort3 on HN
- Plus connecting twitter account
  camhart on HN
- > First, please sign up at ampie.app I installed your extension, which is a pretty big investment in your product as a user. Uninstalled it at this point.
  whywhywhywhy on HN
Extension asks for read and change all site data permission
From 1 comment
- I love the idea. I just wish the extension didn't require permission to "read and change all your data on all websites". I severely restrict the number of extensions I install…
  modeless on HN
Sidebar pops up automatically on every page
From 1 comment
- I love the idea. I like the concept of the name, a fun shortening/nickname for "Ampersand", which in this function also makes me think of the "Yes, And" concept from improv…
  willhinsa on HN
Every visited URL is sent to the server
From 1 comment
- Are all URLs I visit sent to your server? Or is there a way I can see related HN/Twitter comments only on a button click when I choose so?
  mikkel125 on HN

Anonymous or no-sign-up version
From 2 comments
- Just to offset the negative comments on here, I think what you did is great! I don't think people appreciate the 1.5 years of individual effort you put into this and the demo…
  devgoldm on HN
- Great extension and idea, but I had to remove the moment I saw you needed to sign up. Hopefully there will be an anon version in the future. Happy to donate if it's about $.
  gvv on HN
Ability to disable Twitter results
From 1 comment
- Hey, I think it is a fantastic idea! And I am really excited which blogs I will discover with this. HOWEVER, 3 things I noticed: - Why do I need to register? - Why cannot I…
  0x008 on HN
Add Reddit discussions
From 2 comments
- I don't use twitter, but would love to see related reddit threads.
  mikkel125 on HN
- Shameless plug. I've built something similar at https://discussions.xojoc.pw/ It returns the discussions on Hacker News, Reddit and Lobsters. In the future I'll also add Lambda…
  xojoc on HN
Button-triggered mode instead of automatic sidebar
From 1 comment
- I love the idea. I like the concept of the name, a fun shortening/nickname for "Ampersand", which in this function also makes me think of the "Yes, And" concept from improv…
  willhinsa on HN

Why does it require sign-up?
From 1 comment
- Why does it require sign up though?…
  vort3 on HN
Are all URLs sent to the server?
From 1 comment
- Are all URLs I visit sent to your server? Or is there a way I can see related HN/Twitter comments only on a button click when I choose so?
  mikkel125 on HN

Epiverse
From 1 comment
- I use https://epiverse.co/ to see HN and Reddit discussions for the page I am on. This is a great addition to that.
  smusamashah on HN
What HN Says extension
From 1 comment
- Similar extension for Hacker News discussions - https://github.com/pinoceniccola/what-hn-says-webext
  rohithkp on HN
Hypothes.is, Curius, Glasp
From 1 comment
- You actually can amplify the page and add a comment! Other ampie users will see that you've been there and the comment, and you can see the list of amplified links of other…
  posobin on HN