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link preloading
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How HN took it
2 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 2 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score 0.00.
Idea: 2 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Could work as an alternative to RSS readers that keep page design.
From 1 comment
This would make a great alternative to an RSS reader. I've always had two problems with RSS: 1) Design has value. RSS readers strip the aesthetic qualities out of a web page and…
brianwillis on HN
Useful for going through many new forum posts.
From 1 comment
Actually, I like it. API seems simple too. I have a forum where I like to go through every single new post; would be useful for this (right now my solution is middle clicking a…
zsouthboy on HN
Objections
Unclear how often it would be used versus opening tabs directly.
From 1 comment
It's a neat tool, but I don't know how often I'd use it. Pre-loading the info is neat for twitter, but the additional second or two it takes to copy/paste the info into your app…
e1ven on HN
Leave-page warning feels excessive.
From 2 comments
I like this. I generally load links in background tabs while reading through a page, but this could be extended to report on browsing and even suggest links. The "are you sure…
techbio on HNWarning about closing the tab seems excessive.
dman on HN
No stop button; preloading continues after leaving the page.
From 1 comment
Actually, I like it. API seems simple too. I have a forum where I like to go through every single new post; would be useful for this (right now my solution is middle clicking a…
zsouthboy on HN
Requests
Add OPML upload and read tracking.
From 1 comment
This would make a great alternative to an RSS reader. I've always had two problems with RSS: 1) Design has value. RSS readers strip the aesthetic qualities out of a web page and…
brianwillis on HN
Add a stop button.
From 2 comments
Actually, I like it. API seems simple too. I have a forum where I like to go through every single new post; would be useful for this (right now my solution is middle clicking a…
zsouthboy on HNYou're right, will implement this.
japetheape on HN
Use a right sidebar instead of the current layout.
From 1 comment
I like this. I generally load links in background tabs while reading through a page, but this could be extended to report on browsing and even suggest links. The "are you sure…
techbio on HN
Questions
How might people use the API?
From 1 comment
There's an API to make the twitter link fetching possible. Was curious how people might use it, think there are lots of posibilities. API is very very simple, just 1 RESTful…
japetheape on HN
Alternatives named
Flipboard
From 1 comment
Your app reminds me of http://www.flipboard.com/ It's a very cool idea to be sure. I wish there were Flipboard for the rest of us. Maybe that could be an interesting alley to…
samratjp on HN
Middle-clicking links into background tabs
From 2 comments
It's a neat tool, but I don't know how often I'd use it. Pre-loading the info is neat for twitter, but the additional second or two it takes to copy/paste the info into your app…
e1ven on HNI like this. I generally load links in background tabs while reading through a page, but this could be extended to report on browsing and even suggest links. The "are you sure…
techbio on HN
RSS readers
From 1 comment
This would make a great alternative to an RSS reader. I've always had two problems with RSS: 1) Design has value. RSS readers strip the aesthetic qualities out of a web page and…
brianwillis on HN