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54points
37comments
#596of 2,272 in 2014
Top 27%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
7 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 9 critical, out of 24 comments about the project. Thread score -0.01.
Idea: 2 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 4 againstDesign: 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
Useful for replacing a default tab and easy to like
From 4 comments
Love it! Much better than the default, especially in Chrome.
mstroeck on HNThank's to help procastination, loved the extension
victormx on HNAwesome! Installed.
skagarroum on HNThis just replaced Speed Dial 2 [0] for me. I realised I hardly use the shortcuts anyway. Thanks for sharing! [0]…
dewey on HN
Objections
Requested permissions are too broad
From 3 comments
Does your extension really need all those permissions? ``` "permissions": [ "webRequest", "tabs", "http://*/*", "https://*/*", "storage" ] ``` Does your code really need to be…
olalonde on HNThe permissions are too much.
tokenizerrr on HNSounds cool, but I simply cannot agree to the privacy implication: Access your data on all websites Chrome's stupid privacy model for extensions ruins this otherwise cool project…
wcdolphin on HN
Undisclosed Google Analytics tracking
From 1 comment
Does your extension really need all those permissions? ``` "permissions": [ "webRequest", "tabs", "http://*/*", "https://*/*", "storage" ] ``` Does your code really need to be…
olalonde on HN
Requests
Infinite scroll or more story loading
From 1 comment
Could it be made to dynamically load more stories as I scroll? You know, to completely kill my productivity. It's just suffering now with this extension, and I'd like to finish…
stronglikedan on HN
Bolder story titles
From 1 comment
Cool extension. I'd love it if you made the story names a little more bold. That's generally how I choose what I want to read.
csallen on HN
Custom story density options
From 1 comment
Love it. One suggestion: I'd love to see options for setting custom story density.
brunorsini on HN
Questions
How often does it refresh stories
From 2 comments
How frequently does it update the sites it shows?
nilkn on HNEvery 5 minutes it seems (https://gist.github.com/anonymous/9847044#file-gistfile1-js-L8996).
olalonde on HN
Alternatives named
New Tab Redirect
From 1 comment
It does https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/new-tab-redirect/icpgjfneehieebagbmdbhnlpiopdcmna
55873445216111 on HN
Empty New Tab Page
From 1 comment
Nice hack, I really see the pro-procrastination potential ;) I find even the default tab too distracting and so one of my favourite extensions is Empty New Tab Page:…
jkbr on HN
Currently extension
From 1 comment
It's a tough choice for me between this and Currently (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/currently/ojhmphdkpgbibohbnpbfiefkgieacjmh?hl=en) which shows the time and the…
austinl on HN