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Show HN: A bookmarklet for reading/sharing News

5 points by llboston ↗ HN
I made a simple bookmarklet to make reading/sharing news easier.

Everything is just 2 clicks away: 1. find archive.today or archive.org links 2. post to HN, Reddit or Twitter 3. find the current page on HN, Reddit or Twitter

Just go to newsyup.com. It's a bookmark, so no extension, no installation, no registration.

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giuliomagnifico
Usefuel thank you! Just a little critique: why the "rectangle box" is this big if there's only one line of icons/search? You can make it less tall.
llboston
Thanks! I will make it shorter for the moment.
giuliomagnifico
Yes perfect. Another suggestion: the option to open the link in a new tab instead the current. In order to leave the previous tab open without going back every time!
llboston
I've updated the code to make the modal shorter. The js code is cached so you won't see the change right away.

All the links should open a new tab. Which one did not?

Thank you for the feedbacks!

derekzhouzhen
It is a nice way to introduce people to the wonders of bookmarklet.

I think what you are doing can be implemented entirely in client side javascript. You seems to be doing some server side templating at least, which feels like unnecessary and can become a bottleneck.

llboston
Yes you are right, this can be done in client side javascript, but the downside is that it can't be updated. I do plan to add more tools down the road.
derekzhouzhen
You can still update the code as long as you host it in your server. A static server is sufficient.
llboston
Got ya. Right now it's html + js, a little easier to maintain. Pure js is definitely an option.