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https://comfy-helvetica.jottit.com/
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2098340
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2106056
(Not passing judgement on this theme, which seems quite nice; just thought I'd throw in a recommendation for a theme I've been using on HN since it was originally posted.)
I like it. A little off topic, but the Google Chrome Extensions that override CSS get my brain thinking about something like this on a different scale. For instance, could someone build complete Facebook or Twitter face-lifts? If it's possible, the consequences of that permutation would be interesting. Especially now that the modern browsers are moving towards auto-update, which encourages a higher likelihood of some…
Some thoughts: 1.) There's a lack of contrast in the page. A visited link is the same color as a comment that is rated 2.) The up/down vote arrows are visually far away from the name of the user. Knowing the context of who's saying something can mean the difference between a troll post and an insightful one. 3.) The page is no longer fluid. While this is more preference than an actual issue, I think that a fixed widt…
An update has been posted that solves some of these issues (2, 4). (3) Fluid has a deterimental effect at lengthier line span (when it exceeds 50-60 chars). Hence limited at 700 px. (1)On HN visited links are read emails for me. Hence they are of not much use and thus same treatment as the dead link. Also it is funny since the reason most people gave for requesting flushing commenter's name to left was that they upvo…
Not necessarily. While I'll agree with that the current score of the comment should have little to do with your vote, who said it is necessary for context. Consider this hypothetical comment:
"The backend code behind the current search functionality at google is absolutely horrible. The search ranking algorithm is pathetic to say the least."
Had this been said by an SEO guy or an employee of yahoo/bing, I'd have downvoted the comment. However, if it were a comment by Matt Cutts (http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=Matt_Cutts), it presents itself in a whole different context. It's no longer a flamewar comment, but rather an admittance of areas where someone/something needs to improve.
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Colornazi in me has to point out that white isn't really a color, otherwise I agree.
I hate to be "that guy" but are downvotes really warranted here? Wouldn't it be sufficient to provide a correction?
I try not to down-vote just for differing opinions from my own, although my emotions do get the better of me occasionally. However, if I see bad grammar it's just automatic.
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I hate to be "that guy" but are downvotes really warranted here? Wouldn't it be sufficient to provide a correction?
I'm pretty sure it was the arguably-wrong nitpick combined with crappy grammar that sunk it. I try not to down-vote just for differing opinions from my own, although my emotions do get the better of me occasionally. However, if I see bad grammar it's just automatic.
I have tried to tweak the layout without any browser extensions. This will work on any browser but it's a 'lite version' so you can only use these to read HN. Have a look: Non AJAX version: http://www.skillendar.com/hackernews/noajax.aspx AJAX version: http://www.skillendar.com/hackernews/