henryboldi

Hey! So I’ve been working on a news app, that like the others curates to your interests, but instead of emojis uses adjectives which are based on criteria. The idea is to filter out sensationalism engendered by the emoticon (and frankly addictive) rating system. Gem tends to recommend articles from the likes of NYT, The Atlantic, Nature, and Nautilus. Please check it out, and let me know your thoughts: https://exploregem.com

Hey I'm one of the founders of Gem. Let me quickly explain the impetus for making this!

A little story: It’s 6 AM and I find myself compulsively scrolling through public outrage videos and dog photos. I’m scrolling through my twitter feed, finding punchy sentences on the latest trend and tragedy. I feel like my thoughts are becoming limited to what I can fit in 140 characters, and anxious comparing myself to other’s carefully tailored personas. With the feed’s algorithms working in opaque ways and beholden to maximizing advertising revenue, I found it difficult to find thoughtful articles on my interests. Unwilling to wait for the platforms to suddenly become altruistic, I decided to make an alternative. A healthier option to disseminate articles and essays that promote understanding, nuance, insight, and focus.

Here's two key features that make Gem stand out:

- Adjectives - Rating with adjectives help us better understand your taste. We scan the article to determine the adjectives you’d naturally use. These adjectives are derived from criteria like objectivity, importance, and convincingness. Above all, this keeps out sensationalism and improves quality.

- Control - For every feed we have settings which let you filter by type (e.g. tutorials, opinions, and news) or adjust the influence of factors like your viewing history and popularity.

Thanks so much for checking out Gem. We look forward to hearing your feedback! ️

Did you get permission from Slack to rip off their emoji picker like this?

Thanks for the feedback)

yee!

YES EXACTLY!!!

Hence launching on the 4th of july ;)

I don't think "no felony" has the same ring to it though! ;)

Already added :)

Felony only encrypts messages and allows you to send the encrypted message on another medium. Hope that clears this up. Also, I agree more screenshots would be great. Screenshots++

Wow, I like this a lot!

crimes and misdemeanors, i guess, but that's not the goal

Fair points. The title was kinda a joke originally and then it just stuck.

after sophomore year. yay dropouts!

It's not targeted at entirely non technical users. That's why it's on Hacker News ;)

I could see your point, for sure

I haven't had time to fully test it on Windows, only Mac. The app is still in pre-release. I would love any PRs fixing this issue!

.... maybe )))

Here's how it works...

1. Add public keys to your buddies list— A public key is like a username - Adding someone’s public key to your buddies list lets you send them messages. You can find other public keys on markets like keybase.io and darknet.

2. Encrypt a message— Select a recipient from your buddies list and compose a message. Only your chosen recipient(s) can read the message. Encrypted messages might contain sensitive information, such as an address, document, or anything intended to be read only by intended recipients.

3. Send the encrypted message anywhere— You can send the encrypted message on any website! For example, facebook messenger, twitter direct message, or youtube. Felony is security when and where you want it.

I personally like it like this, but if it had to be renamed, that would be the title for sure!

Once your key is generated you can click the 'copy' icon to the right of your name in the header. After that you can share the key on any platform you like, including Keybase.io :)

Thanks! We found it randomly by searching available .io domain names.

Hi I'm Henry, the creator of Felony

I’ve had a passion for politics, history, and programming since the age of 12 growing up in a suburb of Chicago. During my freshman year, I developed an interest in software. A couple of apps and hackathons (programming competitions) later, I was working on my own startups when I made the leap to drop out of high school to become a software engineer at a venture-backed tech startup.

While working there I learned that PGP encryption was the tool used by Edward Snowden to securely send messages to journalists. The immense value of encryption as a core component of our free society became clear to me. Amongst fellow coders, I had no trouble using command-line encryption to communicate. But my friends who didn’t code couldn’t easily do the same since they don’t know how to use the command-line. Given how important encryption is, I decided to build a first-rate encryption tool that could be used by anyone on any website, regardless of background.

Thanks for the mention, xasos!

There's now links to projects by clicking the timestamp. Edit coming soon. :)

Noted. Thank you!

Thanks! I'm working on fixing that.