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Hacker News · 2026-10-22
A fantasy-map view of my blog to replace the chronological feed
把博客做成一张地图，替代时间线信息流
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- WhoHacker News · 2026-10-22 · 2 upvotes · 3 replies
- The askA fantasy-map view of my blog to replace the chronological feed
- The openingA blog-map generator: parse sitemap/RSS into an explorable map (D3/game-engine rendering), sold as templates to indie blogs.
What was actually said
“Blogs bury old posts in the timeline. A HNer built a map view for a blog: regions are topics, buildings are posts, readers explore instead of scroll.”
— Hacker News · 2026-10-22 · news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50194407…
Background and pain
The pain
Knowledge discovery on content sites is a chronic problem: tags are dry, recommendations heavy — a spatial metaphor may be the light middle ground.
A buildable angle
The opening
A blog-map generator: parse sitemap/RSS into an explorable map (D3/game-engine rendering), sold as templates to indie blogs.
How to validate it
- Read the whole thread and note the recurring scenarios — repetition is the density of the need.
- Search existing tools around "blog / navigation" and check which single step they actually cover.
- Put up a one-line landing page, share it back to Hacker News, and see whether anyone asks about pricing.
Existing options
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