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by unshavedyak 875 days ago
Looks cool! Very early impression is that i like it.

- I'd appreciate some ways to exhaust the list, though. Ie being able to just listen to yesterdays news and get a start-to-finish experience.

- I love the playback. Feels very natural, sounds good.

- The length of each post feels great. Just slightly longer than reading titles on something like Reddit or w/e, but not so long that i'm feeling much - if any - cost in reading/listening to posts.

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I think it would be also really cool to see a "More depth" link, which gives more information on the subject. More stats, contributing factors, etc.
And finally, assuming this page updates throughout the day, it would be nice if the page kept track of read/listened posts. A "Resume" button along with the play, would be really handy.

I'll keep giving it a try tomorrow/etc, but i like it! Nice job!

This is all fantastic feedback thank you for checking it out and taking the time to comment!

Funny you mention the 'Resume' part, I just had to take that out because iOS was blocking a new mp3 file from playing without a direct touch input from a user. (I get why they do this but man was I disappointed). I have an idea on how to add it back it. It should 'skip' playing articles with a checkbox because you've read or listened to them already. Will get this one down -- I want it too.

Thank you again! My email is on the site, please don't hesitate to reach out if you think of anything else. Its really just some friends and family who like this thing at the moment so excited to share it.

This is implemented now. It will skip stories you heard earlier in the day. Will add a feature to relisten to everything hopefully this evening.