Would be nice to be able to provide your own endpoint so it could be directed to a local llm.
This is so weird, why does every user has to use their LLM subscriptions/keys instead of just storing the summarization of the HN posts as a static website somewhere? (e.g. summarize once for all users)
I've been pretty happy lately with my setup.
Arc browser lets you hover over a link to show a card that summarizes the article.
With Claude Projects, I'm able to quickly build an Arc "Boost" User Script for any site, so I have one to export the HN homepage to JSON to import into an LLM. And I have one on comment pages to do the same. I have a userscript to remove pagination so I can infinitely scroll and then export.
Ad I have a Claude Project specifically for identifying/categorizing comment threads by the patterns of knowledge crystallization etc. It's been fascinating so far.
Finally!
I tried to build something like this a few years back [0], I thought it was a great idea, but LLMs were not available yet, and I was busy with a hundred other things.
You can see an example of the summary there.
I'd love it if it could summarize the HN comments as well.
Brilliant, Love it. Excellent execution.
I added something similar into my feed reader. Even summarizes comments. The problem is paywalls, sites that heavily use Javascript, and other bot protection measures (such as OpenAI's blog which I found a little bit ironic). But I guess you might be able to get around bot protections and JS if it's a browser extension.
This sounds possibly useful, but I just don't trust extensions unless I can see the code.
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Related: to save on cost, Hacker News is already summarized and available in feed form which I find better than the default front page where you have to read the same headlines repeatedly because the order of the headlines changes on the front page. https://hackernews.betacat.io/ I also dislike how the titles on hacker news are so short that often they dont give enough information. e.g. headline: "Amazon Penterhorse". What is that?? that doesn't exist but the point is I have to click through to see it and its annoying. And on some posts when I click on some links the person's blog post is just way longer than my interest level so it doesn't get the point across. These summaries are just the right length.