Release notes: Multiple small changes to your Daily Kos experience
As promised, we’re continuing to make updates to the story page based on your feedback and requests since the release of our new responsive version. Here are some of the changes we’ve made:Font and...
View ArticleA new look for stories on desktop and tablet
For a while now, we’ve been working at modernizing the code that runs our story pages. It’s an effort to pay down what is cheerfully known as “technical debt”—not so much because we’ve made...
View ArticleThumbs up on Recommend icons?
A few months ago, I asked the community about Recommending. Why did you do it? Why didn’t you do it? How could I encourage you to do it at least once a week for a story you really enjoyed?I got a lot...
View ArticleA new story page is coming to a desktop near you
For a while now, we’ve been working at modernizing the code that runs our story pages, in an effort to pay down what is cheerfully known as “technical debt”— not so much because we’ve made shortsighted...
View ArticleSite Issues Update (this is your open thread)
Friends, our apologies for all the site instability. There seems to be a widespread issue at AWS that has affected us, and has caused some lingering problems. Commenting seems to be okay, but there are...
View ArticleLet's celebrate Schoolhouse Rock
As someone who grew up with the iconic Schoolhouse Rock! videos of the 1970s, I’m saddened to hear the last creator has died after living a long full life.Ars Technica: Schoolhouse Rock! inspired...
View ArticleSometimes dinosaur tails are just for smacking each other, it's Science!
I love this story about ankylosaurs and everything about it. Finally, even scientists come around to the hypothesis that sometimes animals just like whacking each other with their tails, that it’s not...
View ArticleCould Rheumatoid Arthritis be a matter of guts?
Many years ago, I learned about the importance of the microbiome the hard way, by having mine wiped out and replaced with a nasty hellscape of toxic bacteria. Ever since then, I’ve been fascinated by...
View ArticleThe second Recommend button you requested on mobile is here!
When we released the beta test of the new mobile version, there was one clear consensus: having a recommend button only way up at the top of the story was not functional. The normal user path is to...
View ArticleMy Vote Forward letters are prepared - GOTV!
Saturday, October 29th is Mailing Day for Vote Forward — a campaign that reminds voters about election day through personalized, handwritten letters.Calling people on telephones is not my thing, and...
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Updating the updates
UPDATE: Thursday, Oct 27, 2022 · 4:20:12 PM +00:00·elflingThe gate! Yes, the gate is open! may the daily chaos ensue UPDATE: Thursday, Oct 27, 2022 · 4:18:43 PM +00:00·elflingAt last! The soft squeal...
View ArticleHelp me with my California Ballot
As always, the California ballot contains not only the obvious choices like the statewide offices and legislators, but also a set of propositions and judges where I need to do my homework. Everyone can...
View ArticleUpdates to updating a story: time traveler edition
UPDATE: Wednesday, Oct 12, 2022 · 10:46:45 PM +00:00·elflingUpdates are now updating! Please enjoy this kitten video. x"Was just going to push this off the table when... sorcery!"🤣...
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Welcome to the new Daily Kos on mobile
The new version is clearer in its styling and with a darker typeface to make it easier to read.If you’re viewing Daily Kos on a phone (or set your browser to mimic a phone), you’re seeing something a...
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Our new Daily Kos mobile version is coming soon! Here's how you can preview it.
The old m-dot version has a lot of super pale grey that is hard to read even if you have excellent vision, but completely unreadable for some.Currently, if you come to Daily Kos on a mobile device, you...
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Tell me how you use Daily Kos on a phone (if you do)
The old mobile site is soon to be retired, and replaced with shiny new code that should be more useable, more readable, more accessible, and also give access to more regular Daily Kos features.On...
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Daily Kos Beta: Let's take this new mobile edition out for a test spin
The old m-dot version has a lot of super pale grey that is hard to read even if you have excellent vision, but completely unreadable for some.Currently, if you come to Daily Kos on a mobile device, you...
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What made you sign up at Daily Kos?
I have been thinking a lot about what motivates people to create an account at Daily Kos. For many of our users, it’s to write a story that will hopefully be widely read, or to write a comment back to...
View ArticleHelp me understand why some people never recommend stories
I have a particular puzzle, and I’d like some community help in solving it.I collect two particular statistics for the site and have been for years. One is the distinct number of people who have...
View ArticleUpdate my stinkin' badges, kos!
The news just keeps coming, and there’s barely a moment to breathe sometimes. Except for tech news, which has been oddly quiet. Maybe we couldn’t get a word in edgewise, maybe we have been heads-down...
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