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First impact: compared to HN it's needlessly colorful (not bad but a little distracting), it's much less compact, and on my slow and filtered network connection
by HelloNurse 7y ago
First impact: compared to HN it's needlessly colorful (not bad but a little distracting), it's much less compact, and on my slow and filtered network connection there is one apparently permanent spinner overlay per story (stories don't open).
Say no to useless Javascript! Why risk bad user experience?
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 7y agoI'm afraid I have to agree with this. The simplicity of HN is something I really appreciate.
- hipparchus 7y agoadditionally, HN works exactly the same with no javascript. I'm just getting a white page here.
- losteric 7y agoIt looks like they were heavily inspired by the new Reddit design, which is terrible and slow.
- alexgmcm 7y agoI agree - it looks almost identical. I quite dislike the new Reddit design and always have it disabled.
- rafaelgarrido 7y agoHad the same impression, and the website was terribly rendered on Firefox focus which is my main browser on mobile. I have a smoother UX with hn.
- ghostpepper 7y agoI disabled umatrix and ublock entirely and it still just loads a white page in firefox. I assume because I'm blocking cookies? Not sure why they're necessary
- mellosouls 7y agoUnfortunately I have to agree. I went straight to the JavaScript-less browser I do most of my text browsing on (and which HN works fine on), and just got a blank page. I love HN's minimalism.
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