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Comment by Gonzih | Hacker News Reader

Why does it need phantomjs? There is an official HN api that can be used. If it uses phantomjs why not just use lynx/links/links2?

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He did it as a quick hack, I imagine he just didn't notice the API

But there are dozens of quick hacks like that on the internet. I have 4 similar things on my github account. Nothing special about them. I never though there might be any need to put that on a HN.

  Nothing special about them. I never though there might be any need to put that on a HN.

Apparently they are special enough to get more upvotes than other stuff. Maybe you should reconsider submitting one of your hacks. :)

My (quick) reading of the API doesn't mention upvotes (since it's a data-dump to Firebase). This go-hn hack includes logging in and upvoting, which is a nice feature.

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