Trying to find an old HN post, failing at search

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Hey all&hellip;been trying desperately on and off for weeks to find something I could've sworn was posted to HN. It was someone showing off their incredibly minimal bare git repo site, basically. Think cgit but even more basic.Thanks in advance.

distalx · Accepted Answer

Hey, I know the feeling! It can be frustrating when we can't find something we're sure we saw on HN.
When default search failed me in the past, I've had some luck with experimental search projects that people have created. I'm sharing them hoping one might help you find what you're looking for:
* [Vectara](https://search-hackernews.vercel.app/) * [Hacker Search](https://hackersearch.net/) * [HN Discussion Search](https://searchhacker.news/) * [Hacker News Search](https://hn.lixiasearch.com/) * [DeepHN](https://deephn.org/)
Give them a try and see if any of these tools can help you track down the post you're looking for. Good luck!

terrycody · Answer

Sometimes, you have to use Google functions as its better for searching things, though not always.
Do you remember any keywords? Names?
Use site:ycombinator.com "keyword" on Google search, and adjust the timeline to narrow the results.

codazoda · Answer

I'm not sure if it's what you're looking for but I've blogged about using Markdown on GitHub as a site.
https://joeldare.com/hosting-markdown-on-github-with-neat-cs...
Edit: Err, this is probably not what you meant.

akeck · Answer

Is it any of these?https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=pastYear&page=0&prefix=fal...

xbkandxe · Answer

This is probably the closest to what I'm remembering: https://ratfactor.com/repos/reporat/ &mdash; but it's still not quite it.

realityfactchex · Answer

Might help for you to describe anything that was on their bare site

Nextgrid · Answer

Shot in the dark but Sourcehut? It fits the minimal theme.

dzonga · Answer

I think algolia - limited search functions. even the filter facets have changed compared to years ago.maybe as a defensive mechanism against ai and other scrappers.

xbkandxe · Answer

Can't edit my post now&hellip;but I'm _pretty_ sure it was just HTML/CSS/JS, no running code anywhere. Could be wrong.

soulchild37 · Answer

Source Hut? https://sr.ht

snthpy · Answer

Is there a project to easily sync to a local sqlite db?

pestatije · Answer

this is really intriguing to me...do you not have browser history? i could tell you each and every single webpage ive been to in the last years

aaron695 · Answer

rgit - https://git.inept.dev/~doyle/rgit.git/abouthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32213671

Trying to find an old HN post, failing at search

Hey all…been trying desperately on and off for weeks to find something I could've sworn was posted to HN. It was someone showing off their incredibly minimal bare git repo site, basically. Think cgit but even more basic.
Thanks in advance.

Sometimes, you have to use Google functions as its better for searching things, though not always.
Do you remember any keywords? Names?
Use site:ycombinator.com "keyword" on Google search, and adjust the timeline to narrow the results.

I'm not sure if it's what you're looking for but I've blogged about using Markdown on GitHub as a site.
https://joeldare.com/hosting-markdown-on-github-with-neat-cs...
Edit: Err, this is probably not what you meant.

Is it any of these?
https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=pastYear&page=0&prefix=fal...

This is probably the closest to what I'm remembering: https://ratfactor.com/repos/reporat/ — but it's still not quite it.

Might help for you to describe anything that was on their bare site

Shot in the dark but Sourcehut? It fits the minimal theme.

I think algolia - limited search functions. even the filter facets have changed compared to years ago.
maybe as a defensive mechanism against ai and other scrappers.

Can't edit my post now…but I'm _pretty_ sure it was just HTML/CSS/JS, no running code anywhere. Could be wrong.

Source Hut? https://sr.ht

Is there a project to easily sync to a local sqlite db?

this is really intriguing to me...do you not have browser history? i could tell you each and every single webpage ive been to in the last years

rgit - https://git.inept.dev/~doyle/rgit.git/about
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32213671

Trying to find an old HN post, failing at search

Hey all…been trying desperately on and off for weeks to find something I could've sworn was posted to HN. It was someone showing off their incredibly minimal bare git repo site, basically. Think cgit but even more basic.Thanks in advance.

Sometimes, you have to use Google functions as its better for searching things, though not always.Do you remember any keywords? Names?Use site:ycombinator.com "keyword" on Google search, and adjust the timeline to narrow the results.

I'm not sure if it's what you're looking for but I've blogged about using Markdown on GitHub as a site.https://joeldare.com/hosting-markdown-on-github-with-neat-cs...Edit: Err, this is probably not what you meant.

Is it any of these?https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=pastYear&page=0&prefix=fal...

This is probably the closest to what I'm remembering: https://ratfactor.com/repos/reporat/ — but it's still not quite it.

Might help for you to describe anything that was on their bare site

Shot in the dark but Sourcehut? It fits the minimal theme.

I think algolia - limited search functions. even the filter facets have changed compared to years ago.maybe as a defensive mechanism against ai and other scrappers.

Can't edit my post now…but I'm _pretty_ sure it was just HTML/CSS/JS, no running code anywhere. Could be wrong.

Source Hut? https://sr.ht

Is there a project to easily sync to a local sqlite db?

this is really intriguing to me...do you not have browser history? i could tell you each and every single webpage ive been to in the last years

rgit - https://git.inept.dev/~doyle/rgit.git/abouthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32213671

Hey all…been trying desperately on and off for weeks to find something I could've sworn was posted to HN. It was someone showing off their incredibly minimal bare git repo site, basically. Think cgit but even more basic.
Thanks in advance.

Sometimes, you have to use Google functions as its better for searching things, though not always.
Do you remember any keywords? Names?
Use site:ycombinator.com "keyword" on Google search, and adjust the timeline to narrow the results.

I'm not sure if it's what you're looking for but I've blogged about using Markdown on GitHub as a site.
https://joeldare.com/hosting-markdown-on-github-with-neat-cs...
Edit: Err, this is probably not what you meant.

Is it any of these?
https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=pastYear&page=0&prefix=fal...

I think algolia - limited search functions. even the filter facets have changed compared to years ago.
maybe as a defensive mechanism against ai and other scrappers.

rgit - https://git.inept.dev/~doyle/rgit.git/about
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32213671