retronews
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A Python script for browsing Hacker News and Lobsters discussions with a nostalgic interface emulating classical usenet and mail readers, like slrn and mutt.
Features
Properties
- Lightweight
Features
- Command line interface
- Ad-free
- No registration required
- Python-based
Tags
- Hacker News
- python-scripts
- lobsters-client
retronews News & Activities
Highlights All activities
Recent activities
- POX added retronews as alternative to HackerNewsWatch
- POX added retronews as alternative to HackerNewt
retronews information
Developed by
Luke S.Licensing
Open Source (GPL-2.0) and Free product.Written in
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- English
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A Python script for browsing Hacker News and Lobsters discussions with a nostalgic interface emulating classical usenet and mail readers, like slrn and mutt.
It was primarily written so I could highlight interesting threads and keep track of read / unread messages (see blog post). The UI showing one message at a time also encourages slower, more focused reading.
On Unix-like systems it only depends on Python 3.9. On Windows you may also need to install windows-curses.
It doesn't require installation. You can run it simply.