This follows fewer of the principles on the "Brutalist Web Design" link than HN does. In particular, it's slower, has less obvious links, breaks my back button,

This follows fewer of the principles on the "Brutalist Web Design" link than HN does. In particular, it's slower, has less obvious links, breaks my back button, and has (imo) distracting unnecessary decoration. I would also bet it uses JavaScript for the "hyperlinks" but haven't checked.