Aurelius

Aurelius OP , 13 days ago

All front-end.

And thanks for the feedback. Can you elaborate what you mean by "can't find the real URL of anything"?

Aurelius OP , 13 days ago

Quiblr is purely a frontend. It creates a standardized experience across Instances (including the feed personalization). Im not super familiar with Kbin. If it uses the same API as Lemmy then it should work.

Long-term, I'd love to integrate more and more fediverse platforms into Quiblr

Aurelius OP , 13 days ago

No. Posts are not downloaded and Quiblr is purely a frontend (you can choose which instance you want to use). The algorithm basically crafts the relevant API calls to populate the For You feed with content that matches your usage preferences. Those preferences and metadata are all stored on your device

Aurelius OP , 13 days ago

Thanks a bunch! It took me a while to craft the solution to make sure it was both effective + private. I was originally inspired by Canopy. They built a news aggregator with private & personalized posts a few years back and the idea sat in my head.

To answer your question(s), there are quite a few signals that big tech uses to recommend content. Not all of them are privacy invasive (or at least they don't HAVE to be). My approach was to do thorough research on the different signals used by big tech to make their recommendation engines, and just build ones that 1.) were possible given fediverse API limitations and 2.) private. I had to craft some novel approaches to make it work but I'm pretty happy with the outcome!

One of the biggest differences between the "big tech" approach and Quiblr's is that most big tech does not keep data simply on your device. They store it in datacenters to build large social-webs to essentially cluster users (and push more relevant ads).

But I was able utilize many of the other signals used by big tech (e.g. communities you engage with, metadata of content you read, dwell time, post/comment/vote activity) and I designed it to work offline with no servers.

Edit: grammar

Aurelius OP , 13 days ago

Not open source (at least yet). Quiblr has been a side project for me and I've never managed an open source project before lol I'm talking with a buddy on how that could work though because he manages a few open source projects

Also, I added an about page in Settings >> For You >> Learn More

Aurelius OP , 13 days ago

Your comment made me smile! I've worked hard to make Quiblr a platform for the fediverse to be clean, modern, and accessible. Basically - remove all the friction that generally comes with fediverse apps

Aurelius OP , 13 days ago

THANK YOU! Im glad you love the UX and recommendations feature.

Can you elaborate what you mean on the back button? Pressing back on your browser scrolls to the top of your feed?

Aurelius OP , 13 days ago

Web based for now. IOS and Android apps are in the works!

Aurelius OP , 13 days ago (edited 12 days ago)

Lots of great feedback. I'll try to address each:

• I tried to differentiate voting vs. "like/dislike" for the algorithm as to not confuse users who think they are logged in. I can put more thought into how to make this a bit more intuitive
• Quiblr is built as a progress web app (PWA) so it uses native app components. The benefit is that it is faster and easier to manage multiple code bases. But the con is that it doesn't have all the same benefits as HTML. I added an "open posts in new tab" feature in the settings
• I like the idea of added more body text in the post itself. My fear was that it would make the feed look too crowded, but I can take second look at it
• I love the tooltips idea
• The 3 dot ellipses has a Post Detail section for each post. Maybe this could be a good place to add the link back to the original Instance url.
• I like the scrollbar idea. I think this could make sense as an optional setting because I personally don't prefer the scroll bar but I want to include it for users who do prefer it
• I added a refresh button for users using the PWA version (since they don't have a refresh button in the browser). Maybe something like "pull down to refresh" could work on
• You should be able to press the "<" back button when viewing a community on mobile or just back in your browser. Both should take you back to your feed. Let me know if it isn't working as intended
• I'll have to see the API allows for removing downvoted items from feeds. I can try to get creative if needed

Edit: Added tooltips for post buttons + original url on the Post Detail page. I will continue to update this comment as I work through other additions in this list

Aurelius OP , 13 days ago

Quiblr is a frontend, so you are not bogging down my system :) It is designed to run on whichever Instance you use

Aurelius OP , 13 days ago

Thanks! I work on Quiblr in my free time as a side project. I've never managed an open source project on my own, but I'm working with a buddy who has experience managing open source projects. I'll let you know!

Aurelius OP , 13 days ago

No I do not lol do I have a doppelgänger?

Aurelius OP , 13 days ago

Thank you so much! And I just made a note on the voting arrow order. I like the idea of making that an option in settings

And I can look into collapsing parent comments too. As you pointed out, I made it so just child comments collapse. The idea to collapse the parent comment never occurred to me lol

I'll see if I can work both of these features into the next release.

Aurelius OP , 13 days ago

I appreciate it! And there is a Feedback form in the sidebar

Aurelius OP , 13 days ago

Notes! I’ll aim to add it to the next release. Thanks

Aurelius OP , 13 days ago

The recommendation engine doesn’t require users to log in. You would still need to log in to vote, post, comment, etc

Aurelius OP , 13 days ago

I used lemmy.world as the default for non-technical users or for folks who can’t decide. Users can still select different instances. Maybe it could make sense to default sign ups to a list of popular instances

Aurelius OP , 11 days ago (edited 11 days ago)

Valid. I finished the functionality of the For You feed and wanted to share before wrapping up all the formatting styles for the posts. Should be fixed here in a few hours.

Also, I'll see if there is a better way to dynamically load comments. Thanks for the feedback!

Edit: Other post formats are now available on the For You feed

Aurelius OP , 11 days ago

It does not. I haven't used matrix yet. What are matrix rooms used for?

Aurelius OP , 10 days ago

Hi, Im glad you like Quiblr! It is a frontend. It currently supports Lemmy Instances. So you can use Quiblr and browse/join any other Lemmy instance. Basically, it is the equivalent of a Reddit client

And I agree that the recommendation algorithm perhaps has a more ideal fit with other content. But I liked the idea of something new and novel by mixing Lemmy's Reddit-style with a Youtube/Instagram-style recommendation feed.

Let me know if any other questions or feedback come up!

Aurelius OP , 7 days ago

I’ll check it out!

Aurelius , 14 days ago (edited 13 days ago)

I built the Quiblr web app. I love the idea of being able to filter results for a given instance! I will see if I can push an update tonight

Edit: I pushed an update to implement Advanced Search options on the Communities Page. Given how the API works, community IDs are different between each Instance so you can't view the post feed on another Instance's community -but- I made a solution that lets you VIEW the communities on different instances (regardless of your home instance). If you are not signed in, you can change the instance with a single button push.

Hope your friend finds this feature helpful!

Aurelius , 13 days ago

I was about to reply the same thing lol API is pretty limiting with what can be done. Gotta get creative!

Aurelius , 13 days ago

Yes, OpenDyslexic! I've tried to build Quiblr with accessibility in mind

Aurelius , 13 days ago

You make great points. I think this should be one of the top goals for frontend Lemmy devs. Most users are not super technical. The fediverse (lemmy included) should work with minimal friction to be accessible.

If you're open to it, I'd love to get your feedback on my Lemmy frontend's onboarding and overall user experience. I've been trying to make it simple, effective, and accessible. I can DM you!

Aurelius , 13 days ago

I just messaged you. It will probably show as a notification or something at the top lol

Aurelius , 13 days ago

I'm glad you enjoy Quiblr! Let me know if you have feedback

Aurelius , 11 days ago

I was thinking about Loops earlier today. I'd love to implement Quiblr's For You recommendation algorithm for Loops and see how it performs. I haven't joined the beta though so not sure how baked it is yet

Aurelius , 18 days ago

I must ask... what is cinnamon butter?

Aurelius , 18 days ago

Ahh nice, so simple

Aurelius , 1 month ago

It feels like this picture is missing the indoor fort (i.e. a couple of chairs with a big blanket thrown over the top)

Aurelius , 2 months ago

If the placebo works, then is it a trick?

Aurelius , 3 months ago

Well this just makes me sad compared to American trains [cries]. Looks delicious!

Aurelius , 3 months ago

Idk if I need THAT 😂 Honestly I would just be happy with a standard modern train. Or any train at all..

Aurelius , 3 months ago

Wow, this is a fun read. I believed one of the first items listed - that private companies must accept USD cash for purchases

I guess it makes sense that USD isn’t required to be accepted unless it’s to pay off debt