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Why is that website so narrow? It only takes up about 20% of the width of my monitor

• deleted 7y ago
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• charliesharding 7y ago
  mobile first! :D
  • wnevets 7y ago
    I think that's actually mobile only
• michaelcampbell 7y ago
  About the same as the main page of this site.
• tenpies 7y ago
  I actually quite like it though. Takes less eye movement to traverse along each sentences.
• OJFord 7y ago
  I think it's a mistake, it's due to: .skinny { width: 30em; } on `body`. To me at least `.skinny` suggests there's a non-skinny style it should be picking up on non-mobile/small screens, but isn't. edit: Ah, yes, there is also a `.wider` (not being used) at `45em`.
• frou_dh 7y ago
  https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9238739 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9238739
• bovermyer 7y ago
  To answer your question directly: because it's more legible and follows sane typographical practices. Also: why in the nine hells are you critiquing the design of the site instead of talking about the content of the article?
• russh 7y ago
  I like it. I can Zoom in 300% and easily read the text with my outdated prescription glasses.