Version History

Version 1.4

2026-02-07

  • Replaced Quanta Magazine with Claude Blog using community RSS feed
  • Swapped Claude Blog to position 4 and MIT Technology Review to position 6
  • Made Hacker News title a clickable link to news.ycombinator.com
  • Simplified webhook deployment to use git pull for cleaner updates
  • Fixed post-receive hook to properly update working directory on push
  • Improved deployment reliability with git reset --hard in post-receive hook

Version 1.2

2026-02-04

  • Added OpenAI News and MIT Technology Review as new headline sources
  • Expanded from 4 to 6 headline boxes with responsive grid layout
  • Changed animation toggle icon to lightning bolt (⚡) with circle-slash overlay when disabled
  • Changed default animation state to OFF (instant display) for faster loading
  • Updated menu hover effect from inverse colors to gray underline
  • Changed version display format to show branch.commit (e.g., "master.1ff61f7")
  • Made version number a clickable link to this version history page
  • Moved Version History from main menu to footer (accessible via version link only)

Version 1.1

2026-02-01

  • Added toggle button for typewriter animation - click the green square to switch between animated and instant display
  • Added update timestamps showing when each headline section was last refreshed
  • Improved WebSocket connection reliability over Tailscale/VPN networks
  • Added ping/pong keepalive mechanism to maintain stable connections
  • Increased connection timeout from 5s to 15s for better network latency handling

Version 1.0

2025

  • Retro greenscreen terminal aesthetic with monospace font
  • Character-by-character typewriter animation for headline display
  • Real-time news aggregation via WebSocket connections
  • Multiple news sources: Wall Street Journal, Hacker News, Shtetl-Optimized, Quanta Magazine
  • Click-to-load headlines with automatic 30-minute refresh
  • Responsive mobile and desktop layouts
  • Blinking cursor animation during text display

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