<a href="https://github.com/samuelclay/hackersmacker/blob/main/web/images/icon-peppers.png" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/samuelclay/hackersmacker/blob/main/web/im...</a><p>How old is that icon set? I swear I used that same peppers icon for a Windows app that I published around 2002.
I’d encourage a change of labels away from “friend/foe”. It may seem minor but the subtle loaded nature of those paired terms encourages an adversarial stance rather than one of productive discourse. It’s not catchy so there’s probably better than this but, just as an example— “engage/ignore” could better signal to the user a neutral “do I want to bother with this person?”
I like friend and foe far more than engage and ignore. A foe isnt someone you ignore. Ignoring is what builds bubbles. A foe can often be right even if you disagree.
Agreed, independent of where the terminology came from, I think if you're trying to promote healthier engagement both for yourself and others using this extension, then not having such adversarial names it's probably a good idea. It should just end up being a sort of web of trust to help you decide what's worth engaging with — and sometimes perfectly valid people that you're not actually enemies with or anything just aren't worth your time engaging with because of fundamental axiological or positional differences.
That's just Slashdot's influence. They did the same thing at some point.
I wonder what the second order effects of this on the HN karma system will be. It'll create a graph of karmic supernodes perhaps. Say I green-blob someone with a big reputation here, say jacquesm; no doubt lots of other people will do the same. The friends-of-friends icon is going to appear widely but it'll all be a single edge away from Jacques' node. Is that much of a signal? I dunno. That's 30 seconds of thought about it. It's a fun idea though so I'll try it.<p>Version two: hide foes? Come to think of it, maybe the 'foe' aspect is the fun part...<p>EDIT: it's like I summoned him.
I created and shared Ethos which is a sentiment and discourse analysis thing for HN and it's been plugging away. You're welcome to use its API if you want. Submit a PR for the CORS to be changed as needed.<p>Original post: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46993774">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46993774</a>
Interesting. I'd love to have a browser extension that automatically blocks all comment sections on every site I visit, so I wouldn't feel the need to interact with anyone online.
14 days ago - <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46991435">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46991435</a>
As opposed to OP's extension, I would heartily recommend this one.
14 days ago exactly this was submitted to HN: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46991435">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46991435</a><p><a href="https://rickyromero.com/shutup/" rel="nofollow">https://rickyromero.com/shutup/</a>
Hmm, I installed this in Waterfox for Android, and I don't appear to be able to tap on the bubbles next to people's usernames
Related, there is already an extension that allows selected users to be highlighted, but without the shared server data for computing friend-of-a-friend relationships:<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17717598">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17717598</a>
It'd be interesting to run pagerank over the trust graph
Installed! Lets see how this goes. I'm going through previous interactions I've had with people.
what about privacy?
I would suggest categorizing the quality of comments by its content and not its creator. Oh, nevermind, that’s a silly thought.<p>Challenge my core belief? Well… I could rationally evaluate that, or, I could just use a tool to block it from my vision! Bubble thickener.
There are some trolls in here that seemingly evade getting banned despite their moronic comments...<p>Also, many comments just take a wrong premise and attack you (e.g. that not wanting the slaughter of innocent people equals supporting terrorists who want to slaughter innocent people). They don't offer anything more than that, so that IMO taking the time to consider their mostly one-note opinion is just wasting said time.
> There are some trolls in here that seemingly evade getting banned despite their moronic comments...<p>As moderators we can only judge comments according to the guidelines, and can only ban accounts if they repeatedly breach them. You're always welcome to email us (hn@ycombinator.com) about an account that has been continually breaching the guidelines.
I have emailed HN before when I spot really terrible things and they have been quick to effect change.
There are enough bad-faith commenters on HN that I personally would find this very useful.
That's weird, I'm reading HN every day and never felt a need for something like that. In my experience, the quality of comments is very high and really bad ones tend to be downvoted or flagged fast. Could this be a time zone issue such that people in certain time zones are less fortunate than others?
this seems like it would increase tribalism and polarization
Finally someone brings this place the explicit toxicity it had been missing all those years. /s
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