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98points
60comments
#230of 1,739 in 2013
Top 14%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
11 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 8 critical, out of 37 comments about the project. Thread score +0.10.
Design: 5 for, 2 againstIdea: 5 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Clear, funny launch copy and tagline
From 2 comments
The writing on the site is creative and funny and the tag line at the top is to the point which is great: "Replace anything you want in your social feeds with things you'd rather…
larrys on HNNot to downplay the OP's product (the launch page is very well done, btw), but this reminded me of the well-publicized winning TV-themed hackathon entry earlier this year by a…
danso on HN
Useful for spoiler avoidance
From 3 comments
I rarely browse social media on browsers, but if I did I'd use this to help block spoilers. I turned my phone off the night of the Breaking Bad finale because I wasn't able to…
6thSigma on HNI have a pretty unusual spoiler avoidance routine for which this would be great. I live outside the US and have an account for NFL Gamepass and love football. There's essentially…
kriro on HNI'd like to see something that makes people more comfortable with the idea of unfriending folks that overpost annoying things, rather than covering up and hiding content over and…
mccolin on HN
Objections
Too trivial to be a real company
From 3 comments
So much for changing the world, making a dent in the universe and all that, eh? How can someone build a COMPANY around a feature that does something so inconsequential and is…
USNetizen on HNYeah, you're right. Creating, supporting and maintaining nationwide systems and applications for everything from medical research and detecting fraud to enhancing the entire way…
USNetizen on HNIt's not mean, it's the truth. How many of you are going to pay for this? Honestly. This is a feature, not a COMPANY. Plain and simple.
USNetizen on HN
No clear revenue model
From 2 comments
What is the eventual revenue model for this? It seems this is going to take quite a bit of computing to remain a free chrome extension for too long.
dl_terp on HNCongrats on taking the leap. One quick thought though: A fun side-project does not a company make. Good luck, and let us know how we can help. But I'd start thinking real hard…
adamb0mb1 on HN
Product name and copy are confusing without capitalization
From 1 comment
Using an ordinary English word with no capitalization for your product's name makes the marketing copy hard to read. I first parsed "Why rather kicks ass" as "Why rather kick…
bambax on HN
Requests
Topic-based filters instead of keyword lists
From 2 comments
Interesting project, which might help serve to mute my Twitter feed the same way Tweetbot does. Unfortunately, its filters make a really obvious mistake, which is to include very…
kmfrk on HNI think what he's suggesting is that a topic-based filtering system would be more ideal than a key work based one. I don't want to have to spell out "block yankee's, tigers,…
al1x on HN
Export or share filters with other apps
From 2 comments
Interesting project, which might help serve to mute my Twitter feed the same way Tweetbot does. Unfortunately, its filters make a really obvious mistake, which is to include very…
kmfrk on HNWe currently allow you to add any keywords you want. We'd like to eventually allow rather to communicate with things like tweetbot, so tweetbot can just pull from what you hate,…
cmb320 on HN
More suggestions for filter keywords
From 2 comments
I think it's a great start. Some immediate thoughts that struck (you prolly already know these anyway): - more suggestions! let me just click to make the list longer or look for…
allworknoplay on HNA few suggestions and issues: I can't figure out how to add my own keywords. All I can do is choose from the predefined lists like "popular" etc. The scroll bar is very faint,…
WesleyJohnson on HN
Explanation of why content was replaced
From 1 comment
A few suggestions and issues: I can't figure out how to add my own keywords. All I can do is choose from the predefined lists like "popular" etc. The scroll bar is very faint,…
WesleyJohnson on HN
Questions
What is the revenue model?
From 1 comment
What is the eventual revenue model for this? It seems this is going to take quite a bit of computing to remain a free chrome extension for too long.
dl_terp on HN
Why does filtering need a remote service?
From 1 comment
interesting but why is this a remote service that needs to parse in-browser content? if filtering is keyword based (as opposed to ml based), why not filter locally instead ?
pilooch on HN
Alternatives named
Jeter Filter
From 1 comment
Very similar to Jeter Filter (http://www.jeterfilter.com/), but more general! I like it.
apgwoz on HN
Tweetbot mute filters
From 1 comment
Interesting project, which might help serve to mute my Twitter feed the same way Tweetbot does. Unfortunately, its filters make a really obvious mistake, which is to include very…
kmfrk on HN
Pinterest keyword removal bookmarklet
From 1 comment
Cool concept. I toyed with a similar concept on Pinterest when my wife got sick of seeing things for workouts, abs, core excercises, and the like. It's only a proof of concept…
jqueryin on HN