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HN would need to store the scripts and load them. This would mean slower loading time, and increased maintenance on databases. Also open the door to bugs like
by linkdd 5y ago
HN would need to store the scripts and load them. This would mean slower loading time, and increased maintenance on databases.
Also open the door to bugs like "why is this loading the scripts of another user?" which can be security threats.
It's "just" a simple feature, but it still have costs. I'd rather have the browser allowing me to load scripts without relying on an extension.
- krapp 5y agoOn the other hand, it is kind of weird that a site called "Hacker News" is less hackable than MySpace back in the day. At the very least they could redesign the layout to make it easier for external scripts to deal with. Given how many people here long for the quirky old days of the web, I say whomever starts a thread should also get to create a custom CSS theme for it.