Show HN: Chrome extension to monitor the top Hacker News story in real time(chrome.google.com)
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Show HN: Chrome extension to monitor the top Hacker News story in real time
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hack-the-news/oehghgdldepmknikdpjakmpbonlkmnfa
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Are there any more screenshots than just that? What does it do exactly?
An excellent point! I've added a 2nd screenshot and a slightly better description.
Displays a Hacker News icon on your browser that changes color when the top story changes.
How does it do it?
The extension opens a websocket connection to the Hacker News Firebase (https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/) so it can detect new top stories in real time.
Source code at https://github.com/robbiewain/hack-the-news
I really just made it for myself but others have found it useful so I'm posting here. Enjoy!