When the evidence strongly contradicts your assumptions, you may want to revisit them. I'n here because the featured articles and comments are well aligned wit

When the evidence strongly contradicts your assumptions, you may want to revisit them. I'n here because the featured articles and comments are well aligned with the interests of technology entrepreneurs like me. HN development effort is wisely directed towards improving voting and ranking. Making the "innovations" you describe would be like using cake frosting to put a fancy design on a grilled salmon. I love the existing low latency/low bandwidth design of HN. It works great on my iphone in limited connectivity conditions, much better than normal websites. It's a real plus, but minor compared to the quality of articles and comments.