No, at least not for me. The HN website as is loads very quickly as it's extremely lightweight. Although it doesn't have the greatest mobile UI, the website is

No, at least not for me. The HN website as is loads very quickly as it's extremely lightweight. Although it doesn't have the greatest mobile UI, the website is at least functional on mobile thanks to a minimalist interface. On my phone, the linked UI took a few seconds to load the articles and scrolling was so jerky I quickly clicked back to here. I'm on a budget smartphone using (fast) Wi-Fi.