Remove “GPT” from your HN feed

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85points
50comments
#754of 3,109 in 2023
Top 25%of 2023 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

6 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score +0.14.

Idea: 5 for, 3 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Useful for filtering out GPT noise

    From 3 comments
    • Good day, could you point to how to use this script? Is it meant for a plugin? That's cool for filtering. Thank you!
      theGeatZhopa on HN
    • Thank you! The code is understandable to a non-dev, and can be updated to include new over-used terms as they appear!
      rchaud on HN
    • No, it's more like changing Ebay on the client side to be an auction site that only sells Pez dispensers. Others can continue to use Ebay as they did before. And that's kinda…
      falcolas on HN

Objections

  • Hype filtering is less useful than leaving HN or ignoring noise

    From 2 comments
    • I understand the purpose behind this, but you would be much better off leaving HN for 1-2 weeks when the next cool thing comes along.
      ethicalsmacker on HN
    • I get the point of this in a way, though it's easy enough to just ignore stuff you consider 'noise', surely. I'd really urge you to dive deeper into this one though. Ignore the…
      jacknews on HN
  • Keyword blocking is an editorial choice rather than good architecture

    From 1 comment
    • I keep seeing scripts to block a particular word or phrase, like another for "Kardashian," rather than just any old word. I get that it's more of an editorial act than an attempt…
      hirundo on HN

Requests

  • Built-in keyword and domain filtering on user-submitted sites

    From 1 comment
    • Ever since I've started using mastodon, where users can filter accounts, whole domains, and posts containing keywords, I wished every site with user-submitted content would allow…
      okasaki on HN

Questions

  • How to use the script and whether it is a plugin

    From 1 comment
    • Good day, could you point to how to use this script? Is it meant for a plugin? That's cool for filtering. Thank you!
      theGeatZhopa on HN

Alternatives named

  • Hacker News search with -gpt query operators

    From 2 comments
    • Add -gpt -chatgpt to search box. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=-gpt+-chatgpt&sort=byDate&type=story
      brutusurp on HN
    • Totally agree with this no-code solution. Moreover, I use https://hn.algolia.com search engine to filter stories by type ("Show HN") and sort by date. Query example:…
      uksys144 on HN
  • uBlock Origin element filter

    From 1 comment
    • uBlock origin filter: ``` news.ycombinator.com##tr.athing:has-text(GPT) ```
      irq-1 on HN
  • Hacker News Alerts Bot

    From 1 comment
    • Alternatively, you can immerse yourself in a wealth of AI news by adding GPT and AI-related keywords via Hacker News Alerts Bot: https://github.com/lawxls/HackerNews-Alerts-Bot…
      lawxls on HN
  • hnrss keyword RSS feeds

    From 1 comment
    • Super cool project! I use a similar project to get HN keywords as an RSS feed. [1] https://hnrss.github.io
      surprisetalk on HN

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