Better Ways to Read "Hacker News"

#1

Post by rokamic » Thu, Dec 02, 2010, 12:52 AM UTC

Better Ways to Read "Hacker News"
mashable.com

Re: Better Ways to Read "Hacker News"

#2

Post by brianwillis » Thu, Dec 02, 2010, 1:15 AM UTC

Not really sure if any of these are better. Different maybe, but not better.

hckrnews.com, which the article bills as "a minimalist Hacker News alternative" is IMO more cluttered than the original homepage. HN is already plenty minimal anyway - why would you want to get into a minimalism pissing match?

Re: Better Ways to Read "Hacker News"

#3

Post by ElbertF » Thu, Dec 02, 2010, 1:48 AM UTC

I'm looking forward to "5 Better Ways to Read Mashable." They have more Twitter buttons above the fold than paragraphs with content.

Re: Better Ways to Read "Hacker News"

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Post by wvl » Thu, Dec 02, 2010, 1:57 AM UTC

brianwillis wrote: post #2

Not really sure if any of these are better. Different maybe, but not better. hckrnews.com, which the article bills as "a minimalist Hacker News alternative" is IMO more cluttered than the original homepage. HN is already plenty minimal anyway - why would you want to get into a minimalism pissing match?

The point with http://hckrnews.com wasn't to get into a "minimalism pissing match", but to read the frontpage items sorted by time (and archived).

However, I did strive for minimalism and readability as a goal. I'm not sure why you think it is more cluttered than the original, since every item has less -- one line vs two, repeated words and the submitted user's name omitted.

Re: Better Ways to Read "Hacker News"

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Post by nikcub » Thu, Dec 02, 2010, 2:00 AM UTC

Oh no, HN is being promoted on Mashable..

Re: Better Ways to Read "Hacker News"

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Post by AlexBlom » Thu, Dec 02, 2010, 2:11 AM UTC

nikcub wrote: post #5

Oh no, HN is being promoted on Mashable..

Bunker down, my friend.

Re: Better Ways to Read "Hacker News"

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Post by Semiapies » Thu, Dec 02, 2010, 2:14 AM UTC

wvl wrote: post #4

brianwillis wrote: post #2

Not really sure if any of these are better. Different maybe, but not better. hckrnews.com, which the article bills as "a minimalist Hacker News alternative" is IMO more cluttered than the original homepage. HN is already plenty minimal anyway - why would you want to get into a minimalism pissing match?

The point with http://hckrnews.com wasn't to get into a "minimalism pissing match" , but to read the frontpage items sorted by time (and archived). However, I did strive for minimalism and readability as a goal. I'm not sure why you think it is more cluttered than the original, since every item has less -- one line vs two, repeated words and the submitted user's name omitted.

I like the look of it. I may have to try it and the extension out.

Re: Better Ways to Read "Hacker News"

#8

Post by DanielRibeiro » Thu, Dec 02, 2010, 2:32 AM UTC

They forgot twitter special accounts: http://twitter.com/newsyc150 http://twitter.com/newsyc100 http://twitter.com/newsyc50 and http://twitter.com/newsyc20

Re: Better Ways to Read "Hacker News"

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Post by da5e » Thu, Dec 02, 2010, 2:41 AM UTC

I tried those 5 methods and liked some of the features, but I prefer the methodology I've developed over time for using the page as it is. And I prefer the current format. Eyes are faster than clicks.

Re: Better Ways to Read "Hacker News"

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Post by frou_dh » Thu, Dec 02, 2010, 2:47 AM UTC

Really, calling out a site as ugly via one packed top to bottom with a ridiculous zoo of disjointed elements: http://i.imgur.com/0SUYk.png

HN is the pinnacle of beauty compared to that mess. Boy, I sound offended, but I'm just struck by the obliviousness of the author.