I was looking for an old post today, and I wasn't finding it by search terms, so I thought I'd just scroll through old posts, because I know it was posted by mk. But I realized that there is only so many pages that will load when you click "more posts". Eventually it runs out. Is there any way to browse older posts without having to search for them?
Trouble with reposts, too. Read an article, figured it had been submitted here. Searched for it, didn't find it. Okay, fine. Submitted it, tagged it - next thing that happened was I was taken to the article, which had been submitted a month previously. You should be able to re-tag posts. An article about Google Maps should show up under #technology, not just #learnsomethingamazing.
Thanks. That made me realize that the url search wasn't working. I just fixed it. Drop a url in the search box, and if it was submitted, it should bring it up. However, it only works for the exact url, but so does the post redirect. Maybe I could work on a confirmation page for very similar urls, or, maybe even allow dupes, just with a confirmation page letting you know that a duplicate exists.
I can make the 'more posts' go deeper, but the best solution is probably an improvement in search. For example, I should add an option where you can search posts by a specific user. It's something I'd like to see, and probably the best approach. BTW, what was the post about?
Wow, you should really recruit someone to help with the search function :) It was the post that was about how we don't adopt amenities of the future until they're sufficiently like what we're already used to. I remember one example he used was how gently airplanes take off and land compared to what they could do.
Venkatesh Rao's: Welcome to the Future Nauseous. I searched 'thefuture' because I know #thefuture is a tag I use. It's a great piece. If I just searched 'future', and it was on the 8th or 9th page. Searching 'future rao' brings it right up. But that would be tough to recall. I'll implement that filter. If you want something done right... :)