35 comments

  • spditner 51 minutes ago

    What I would like to see for vibe coded novelty apps that are not realistically going to see updates are the prompts-as-source. For instance, I one-shotted a Roku app to play the HackerTube listings, and it works good enough:

      Build a sideloadable Roku channel/app for browsing and playing videos from
      https://hackertube.org/. Inspect HackerTube's API or video pages and use Roku
      BrightScript/SceneGraph. Deliver a complete zipped Roku channel with source,
      setup instructions, and any necessary metadata/proxy details. Aim for Roku
      Developer Mode sideloading.
    • thechairman12 1 hour ago

      Okay, this is the best one I have seen. Thank you.

      • richardw 1 hour ago

        Love the multitude of ideas! Upvoted. I did repo’s a couple days ago:

        https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50342272

        It has some cool stuff if you click around some. Feedback very welcome!

        • 5555watch 1 hour ago

          Oh damn this is much cooler than I expected! For some reason skimming through channels is more enjoyable than click a video I'd probably wouldn't click on

          • surya_waters 3 hours ago

            Love it ! Thank you for creating this. I am in the process of minimizing my digital consumption and was looking for something like this to live like if it's the 70s. Shameless plug: i have two chrome plugins to reduce digital distractions if anyone is interested. Sanctum : https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/sanctum-its-time-to...

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            • smokel 8 hours ago

              Is someone working on HackerTldr? Three sentences that describe the target page would save me a lot of time.

              Edit: HackerTV looks great, well worth the click :)

              • freedomben 8 hours ago

                I'm looking forward to hacker games personally. I'd love to see what games are commented on here, other than factorio

              • wmchen 7 hours ago

                HackerSentiment, which tracks current sentiment of the frontpage of HN, coming soon, which will show total ambivalence to AI.

                • pwython 6 hours ago

                  I've had the idea for years for a browser extension that showed positive/negative sentiment scores next to each post, based on comments. Mostly because often the top comment on posts are "ackchyually..."

                • jdthedisciple 6 hours ago

                  you don't need an app for that anymore

                  your dot or muse will happily do it for you and in fact even send you a notification about it right on your phone

                • tudorw 20 minutes ago

                  can you add a Micheal Levin channel, no 42 :)

                  • low_tech_punk 2 hours ago

                    I'm wondering how come there is no ads? Why would YouTube allow this type of embedded player?

                    • freakynit 2 hours ago

                      Google runs on ads. Ads need data. Embeds give data.

                    • the_sleaze_ 1 hour ago

                      I would like to get this up and running on my Roku, does anyone know how I could manage that?

                      • dsalzman 2 hours ago

                        Creator here - thankful and appreciative of all the positive comments. I hope people enjoy!

                      • redbell 5 hours ago

                        Well done, love it. It, somehow, reminded me of this Show HN from two years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41247023

                        • gavmor 4 hours ago

                          Yup, exactly what I wanted as soon as I saw Hackertube

                          • unquietwiki 6 hours ago

                            This reminds me of https://spelunkr.tv/, except without the 90s channel guide. That effort is using Internet Archive videos to populate channels.

                          • ks2048 4 hours ago

                            Does Youtube try to block third-party front-ends, or no?

                            • nomilk 6 hours ago

                              A version of this that's only live videos would be cool.

                              • jimmiles 6 hours ago

                                This one is the best of the bunch so far (I loved the books one, too, though!). This one has potential! May it never be vibe-abandoned!

                                • krat0sprakhar 5 hours ago

                                  Haha this is so well done! Love it!

                                  • sebastianconcpt 6 hours ago

                                    I love the skeumorphism you put on it!

                                    • 101rakibulhasan 5 hours ago

                                      Finally a competitor

                                      • joaobotelho423 7 hours ago

                                        I found it a very cool concept

                                        • entropie 5 hours ago

                                          Very well done.

                                          • minimaxa 6 hours ago

                                            Love it, you missed a real opportunity with channel 42?

                                            We did a combo books/video HN remix a few days ago: https://vektormemory.com/blog/v2-0-4-hacker-news-books-video...

                                            • imzadi 6 hours ago

                                              Now turn the comments into an MST3K style overlay

                                              • thefourthchime 7 hours ago

                                                Hah, nice

                                                • iAMkenough 8 hours ago

                                                  Now we need HackerRadio to run in the background.

                                                • ajairaj 3 hours ago

                                                  now i need a apple tv app for this

                                                  • Oh my god yes please! YouTube is a bad time waster for me. That would at least ensure a level of quality

                                                  • TuxedoBuddy 7 hours ago

                                                    No channel ⁶ ⁷ highly disappointed

                                                    • cpan22 5 hours ago

                                                      now we just need this on Google TV!

                                                      • flanked-evergl 5 hours ago

                                                        History channel (ch11) has Joe Rogan. Must be some kind of joke, but it's not a funny one.

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                                                                  • i_love_retros 6 hours ago

                                                                    I guarantee all these vibe coded hacker* sites will be abandoned in a few months. Easy to make, easy to get bored of maintaining and paying for.

                                                                    Gonna be a wasteland of vibe coded shit that meant nothing.

                                                                    • MarchApril 22 minutes ago

                                                                      No doubt. I just checked my bookmarks and removed tons of bloat.

                                                                      • mesh 6 hours ago

                                                                        Apps are just becoming content. Get your 15 seconds of engagement, and then move on to the next thing.