Check out "Selectivity for HN"[1]. It's manual, but situations like these are rare enough (for now...) that it's not too much of a hassle to block stories your

Check out "Selectivity for HN"[1]. It's manual, but situations like these are rare enough (for now...) that it's not too much of a hassle to block stories yourself. I probably would've stopped using HN if not for it - the site is basically completely dysfunctional on days like this, particularly if you don't agree with the majority views on "hacker politics" topics. [1]: http://swapped.cc/#!/iip http://swapped.cc/#!/iip