What I like about the current frontpage is that it's a page. I can very quickly scan through the headlines for something that sounds interesting, much quicker t

What I like about the current frontpage is that it's a page. I can very quickly scan through the headlines for something that sounds interesting, much quicker than if I had to scroll. Also, and I cannot explain just why, but somehow it's easier on my short term memory to have everything in front of me at once. Regarding the colors, I prefer the current ones as I'm a bright-mode guy. Regarding max-width I think yours is too small, but you may have a point that HN's one is too large. I might play around with one that is just a little bit below the current one and see how I feel about it after using it for a while.