01Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Show HN: Hacker Smacker – Spot great (and terrible) HN commenters at a glance
Hacker Smacker is an open-source browser extension inspired by Slashdot's friend/foe system to improve the Hacker News experience. By leveraging Redis and Node.js for a Friend of a Friend (FoaF) network, it helps users highlight quality authors and filter out negative commenters, streamlining content discovery through social trust layers.
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