Fraidycat

I think the UI decision here is the genius part. The scrollable feed has become the dominant means of displaying content for so long that it might as well be the default. With such limited space in the feed the curation system has to guess what you'll want to see next - it bases that guess on what will generate the most engaging experience for you, which turns the whole thing into a ratrace for creators. What if I just want to check in on a guy on the internet once every blue moon to see what they're doing? That isn't an option anywhere else, as far as I can see.

I'm looking forward to using Fraidycat.

The sidebar advert video is brilliant. [0]

Tempted to find out if fraidyc.at can run with data hosted locally. [1]

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgA4GzRsldI

[1] Site asserts there is no centralized db. https://fraidyc.at/privacy/

Great extension, I've had the desktop app eat my feeds several times. I wish there was something available for mobile.

Used this for a while and loved it. I just find the icon to be an eyesore on my dock.

Discussion from last year: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22545878

I just found fraidycats "Hide Reposts" option which hides retweets in Twitter feeds. This is a game changer.

Can't wait for the Android app. This is genius. Firefox user BTW.