[paulcole]

> In light of that I'd still love it if HN created an ignore feature

This is why I always think the HN reader apps that people make using the API are some of the stupidest things imaginable. They’re always self-described as “beautifully designed” and “clean” but never have any good features.

I would use one and pay for it if it had an ignore feature and the ability to filter out posts and threads based on specific keywords.

I have 0 interest in building one myself as I find the HN site good enough for me.

[wonger_]

This one has been convenient for filtering posts: https://tools.simonwillison.net/hacker-news-filtered But not threads

[ludicrousdispla]

Earlier this year I made some good progress on creating an automated weekly (or monthly) topical digest of HN with the use case being that a person could just check if there were posts on a particular topic of interest to them.

I've paused development on it for a bit to work on something else, but let me know if you have an interest and I'll post some sample output to github.

[nosioptar]

I've never seen an app whose dev calls it "beautiful" that doesn't look like dogshit...