7 comments

  • dan_voronov 1 hour ago
    Big plus for supporting Firefox!

    There is a compatibility issue with the "Modern for Hacker News. A redesigned web interface for Hacker News." browser extension (I use Firefox). If it is active, I do not see the block with related news.

    Can this be fixed?

    • imadj 12 minutes ago
      Interesting. It's likely possible.

      I need to investigate what kind of mutations the other extension is doing to HN interface and figure out a way to be compatible with it on top of the native one.

      I opened a GitHub issue if you're interested in following the status there: https://github.com/imdj/HNRelevant/issues/24

  • smusamashah 29 minutes ago
    Thank you very much for providing it as a userscript. Most of the extensions can be just that. A simple user editable script.
  • RugnirViking 6 hours ago
    sounds like fun. Perhaps a little too much fun. This sort of algorithmic thing keeps people on social media all day. So be aware folks this can only lose you time working.

    (no shade to you, OP. Seems like a cool idea, great that it exists. Just that if there were the option to turn this off on most social media I would probably take it)

    • imadj 5 hours ago
      It's harsh to compare this to social media personalized feeds when it's fundamentally different.

      > if there were the option to turn this off on most social media I would probably take it

      This extension has 'manual' mode which only show the search field by default and then you get to fetch results at your command. Very much like an embedded search engine.

      Its functionality is more like the book recommendations you come across on goodreads. It only shows when you visit a discussion you're interested in. The nature of this website by itself is quite different from other social media.

      But I understand where you're coming from and appreciate you raising awareness.

    • always_imposter 51 minutes ago
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  • mfkhalil 2 hours ago
    This is cool. Love how well it fits in with the site. Will probably keep it on.
  • somebehemoth 9 hours ago
    This is neat. Seems to work on Orion iOS using the firefox extension. Great job.
    • imadj 7 hours ago
      Awesome to hear. Thank you for giving it a try.
  • insin 8 hours ago
    Nice work, I love extensions which feel like natural... well, extensions of the target site.
  • drsh0 8 hours ago
    Installed and loving it! Super off topic but do you remember what font you used in the extension cover image (e.g on the chrome extension page)? I wasn't able to identify it elsewhere and it seems right up my alley.