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I can't help but feel all these websites miss out on what makes Hacker News great: density of information leading to a quick scan of the zeitgeist. I just feel
by goldfeld 14y ago
I can't help but feel all these websites miss out on what makes Hacker News great: density of information leading to a quick scan of the zeitgeist. I just feel constrained looking at this website's frontpage.
- binarymax 14y agoI agree. This is a good idea but the giant thumbnails are very hard to parse since they clash with each other. Would be nicer if it was a simple uniformly styled text list with taglines, and user interaction (mouseovers/expands/something) to show thumbnails?
- thomseddon 14y agoHard to parse + frustratingly unfruitful. I just want to know what the things does, screenshot is a bonus.
- drewtemp 14y agoThanks for the feedback. Prior to the current styling, I had a screenshot with title, author, description, etc to the right. I found it cluttered and difficult to read through a list of projects. I'll keep working on it and see if I can find something.
- bennyg 14y agoI think the name of the project is more important than who posted it. Maybe switch the username for the Title, under each submission?
- arkitaip 14y agoSince most of us check HN multiple times throughout the day I don't think it matters that much, especially since the rate of project submission will be relatively (to HN) low.
- jweir 14y agoI agree: density would be much better. The screen shot is less important than the description and the discussion. A thumbnail will suffice.
- expralitemonk 14y agoMany side projects don't have eye candy. Maybe skip the screenshot altogether, and just give a summary + link, which is what "One Thing Well" did. http://onethingwell.org http://onethingwell.org Great idea though. (I might use it soon.)
- drewtemp 14y agoInteresting idea. Thanks for that :)