pchm
I submitted a somewhat similar project yesterday to Show
HN (didn't resonate), although mine is purely based on AI
scoring, with zero community features.I call it
bubblewire. Funny. I had no prior knowledge of
bubbles.town until seeing it here now.bubbles.town looks
nice! Hope to see more projects that aim to bring back the
good old web.[1]
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48552985
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janaagaard
I think the links should open in the same window (like
they do here on HN) instead of in a new tab/window. If I
want a separate tab, I can Cmd+click and Browsers don't
have the reverse option for opening in the same window.
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> AbuAssar
nope, I prefer open in new tab by default
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> > kpopendurer
In general, it's better not to force an action
onto users. You might prefer things opening in a
new tab, but you always have that option. If it's
forced on users, it is frustrating for those who
would prefer that not to happen.
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> > > ffsm8
And yet we're here, discussing how a developer
should change their own application because
their preference is wrongIf you don't like it,
adjust it for yourself with an extension or
script.
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> > chrysoprace
That's a good user setting, but as opening in the
same tab is the default browser behaviour then it
should really stay that way. Opening in a new tab
takes control away from the user.
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> > > reactordev
Next they'll be defending full screen div
paywalls.
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> > AbuAssar
why the downvotes, I meant to demonstrate that I
prefer the current behaviour so the site developer
knows.
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> > > markdown
The downvoters meant to demonstrate that they
prefer the standard/expected behavior and
would like OP to ignore your opinion on the
matter.
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nathell
I've been perusing Bubbles increasingly often since
discovering that my blog is syndicated there, a few weeks
ago.It feels really refreshing compared to doomscrolling
of social media, or indeed even to HN. It's so diverse and
humane. The indie blogosphere is coming to life.Kudos to
the author. A great idea, splendidly executed. I hope it
grows and doesn't change much.
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> flir
Just glanced at the front page - it seems to be very
"blog posts about blogging" (4 out of the top 5 posts
right now). Is it always like that?The "My" tab looks
like it covers the same ground as a feed reader would.
I wonder who the audience is for that feature.
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rsolva
Oh, great, I can log in with my GoToSocial instance to
comment and vote! I will definitely add this site
alongside my HN addiction :)
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exitnode
Very cool but I would like to be able to create an account
with my mail address instead of using a Mastodon account
because I am trying to avoid social media.
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> brulx126
I haven't tried but in principle you only need a
Mastodon compatible authentication, there are other
services that are not twitter clones. See for example
https://fedi.tips/what-other-kinds-of-servers-are-on-t
he-fed... or more complete
https://fediverse.observer/allsoftwares
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> solid_fuel
It looks like there's an RSS feed at the bottom. If
you don't want to use the social aspects of the site,
maybe just use that in an RSS reader?*Link:
https://bubbles.town/rss
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> > holtwick
The briefing pages also have RSS, this way you see
the most relevant stuff
https://bubbles.town/editions
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> Schiendelman
+1 to this. Apple sign-in would be ideal, since it
maps to single-identity more cleanly than a social
media system.
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> AbuAssar
I'm curios why you are avoiding social media?
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> > exitnode
Mostly because the "damn this is interesting" to
"i don't care what you ate yesterday" ratio is not
good enough to spend my time on it. These days I
am much more enjoying exploring gopher holes,
reading and writing blog posts. For realtime
communications, I prefer IRC. For me, social media
sits in between chatting and publishing content
and is therefore neither fish nor fowl.
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> > sdevonoes
Because there's little good about it
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viermalbe
Bubbles dev here, thanks for the mention
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> stakhanov
I'm curious: What software is driving this? Is it a
re-skin of the lobste.rs or HN open source software,
or is it its own thing?EDIT: ...just realized that's
in the FAQ.> Is it open source?> Not yet. Maybe
someday.
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> > viermalbe
It runs on Go + sqlite on a Hetzner machine, built
from scratch, not a re-skin.
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> > > Semaphor
Clearly inspired by HN, there are few sites
where I have to zoom in to get any kind of
readability ;)
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> > > embedding-shape
> not a re-skinIs that something you're
frequently accused of, or why the
"disclaimer"?
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> > > > drcongo
They were directly answering the post
above which asked if it's a re-skin.
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> > > > BrenBarn
The comment they were replying to
specifically asked if it was a re-skin.
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> > > > > embedding-shape
Ah yes of course, finally paid the
price of reading comments in
isolation. Thanks and sorry :)
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> > > > viermalbe
Not really, I just picked it up from the
initial question from stakhanov.
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> AbuAssar
how do you decide which blog is included in the
aggregation?
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> > viermalbe
You can find the criteria in the FAQ:
https://bubbles.town/faq#sources
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> > ShinyLeftPad
try about page, it explains
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socalgal2
Just curious but isn't this just digg, metafilter?
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vee-kay
Ah, this reminds me of StumbleUpon.
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