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SHOW HN2023
How HN took it
42 positive, 65 neutral or asking, 7 mixed, 41 critical, out of 155 comments about the project. Thread score -0.01.
Idea: 35 for, 27 againstExecution: 3 for, 7 againstDesign: 2 for, 7 againstPricing: 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 idea for reducing sensationalism and emotional news consumption
From 3 comments
I think this is an amazing idea! The only flaw I see with it is that without the sensationalized headlines I read through going "Oh that doesn't matter, that doesn't matter…
chankstein38 on HNI actually liked this a lot more than I thought I would. I would say I’m pretty averse to clicking on sensational titles, but that definitely leads me to not click on articles…
kritr on HNThanks for doing this. This is something I've been looking for since ChatGPT was unveiled generally. I wish Feedly or a similar RSS/News-aggregator would add a feature like this…
xtracto on HN
Requests for Chrome extension or RSS support
From 2 comments
Love the idea, it would be nice to have this as a chrome extension.
miguelbemartin on HNThanks for doing this. This is something I've been looking for since ChatGPT was unveiled generally. I wish Feedly or a similar RSS/News-aggregator would add a feature like this…
xtracto on HN
Objections
LLM hallucination could distort facts
From 1 comment
> In today's world, catchy headlines and articles often distract readers from the actual facts and relevant information. A reasonable premise! But easier said than done. I wonder…
malcolmgreaves on HN
Removing context and stripping headlines can hide important information
From 2 comments
I love the idea of a news summary, but this is also something of a reductio ad absurdum of "just the facts" reporting. Informative reporting would tell me what happened, who is…
rswerve on HNYou can't just reword things and get a better result. If there actually is an alien invasion and the earth is actually doomed, that's actually the correct headline. Media…
tehjoker on HN
Output sometimes inaccurate, e.g. image captions taken wrong
From 1 comment
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon testified before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing on September 22, 2022. Dimon mentioned that as the U.S. nears a potential…
morsch on HN
Output carries its own bias and framing
From 1 comment
The very first article is a left leaning fact check. This needs work to be what you claim. You've baked in bias and report it without emotion
upsidesinclude on HN
Requests
Localization and country-specific news
From 2 comments
Localization and further customization is on our list of priorities, so say tuned. Thank you for your interest!
aquaVitae on HNAdd some localization to include country specific news and theme filters and I'd pay for this without hesitation. Free me from this cacophony of ever repeating "content" news.
mxmbrb on HN
RSS feed support
From 1 comment
We plan to implement RSS support as well, so please stay tuned. Thanks for the support.
aquaVitae on HN
Option to control summarization level
From 1 comment
Love the idea, the name, and the app logo. I tried it with a CNN article and found that the output was a bit too summarized. It would be nice if users could specify if they want…
gnicholas on HN
Fix copy and right-click on source links
From 1 comment
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon testified before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing on September 22, 2022. Dimon mentioned that as the U.S. nears a potential…
morsch on HN
Android version instead of iOS-only ad
From 1 comment
Hey after I click "Desktop Android" when I am on Android, please don't show a full screen ad for an iOS app
hgsgm on HN
Questions
How does it desensationalize and what does that mean?
From 1 comment
What exactly does "desensationalize the news" mean? Is there any additional detail on what exactly it does?
dubcanada on HN
How will the project make money?
From 1 comment
Great execution. Question: How do you intend to make money from/monetize this? The reason I ask is because I have several "pet" projects like this I've been meaning to develop…
kennethologist on HN
Why an app rather than a mobile-responsive website?
From 1 comment
Ah, I've had this idea for 5+ years now and just haven't had time to try to build a MVP. Before this year it would have been harder to do well - involve human writers and…
shireboy on HN
Alternatives named
News Minimalist
From 2 comments
Also check out News Minimalist! https://www.newsminimalist.com
billythemaker on HNThere's also: https://www.newsminimalist.com/
JALTU on HN
AllSides
From 1 comment
There's already - https://www.allsides.com/unbiased-balanced-news It's shows left, center, and right bias of new articles. Read the 'From the center' version of articles, and the…
rs999gti on HN
1440 newsletter
From 1 comment
If anyone is looking for non-sensationalist news edited by humans, I'd like to offer a shoutout to the newsletter put out by https://join1440.com/. I've been reading it now for a…
ncarroll on HN
Wikipedia current events portal
From 1 comment
Wikipedia current events portal. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events
usgroup on HN