Walk though of one approach to creating/customizing an annoying/streaming application for newsfeeds[0] using python.<p>Each article/groups of articles can be placed in it's own pop-up window[1] (perhaps with maximum number of open windows, window lifefime timer[2], and/or article time/date range to avoid opening up 30,000 HN news article windows).<p>Near endless interruptions can be created by converting text to audio with audio output directly to speaker headphones[3].<p>Bundle it all together as stand alone application [4] & remove python in order to have more resources for open HN article windows. :-)<p>---------<p>[0] : <a href="http://github.com/pubnub/easy-hacker-news-stream">http://github.com/pubnub/easy-hacker-news-stream</a><p>[1] : python pop-up windows : <a href="http://popupsmart.com/blog/python-popup" rel="nofollow">http://popupsmart.com/blog/python-popup</a><p>[2] : python window timer : <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19247268/pop-up-a-window-with-text-in-it-and-automatically-close-it-after-certain-time" rel="nofollow">https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19247268/pop-up-a-window...</a><p>[3] : python text to speech : <a href="http://www.geeksforgeeks.org/convert-text-speech-python/" rel="nofollow">http://www.geeksforgeeks.org/convert-text-speech-python/</a><p>[4] : create stand alone python application : <a href="http://www.squash.io/how-to-create-a-standalone-python-executable/" rel="nofollow">http://www.squash.io/how-to-create-a-standalone-python-execu...</a>
Build one yourself.<p>Hacker News has an API (linked in the site footer.) Write something to poll it regularly.<p>But you know this forum and its culture are engineered to prevent the sort of post velocity that would make a streaming HN application feasible. This place is slow by design and intent - engagement is often inversely proportional to quality.
HN has an RSS feed. You can add it to your email client.<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/rss">https://news.ycombinator.com/rss</a>