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Yeah I thought you might change it. The reason I did is because when people are scanning their eyes over HN, 'xkcd' is something they would recognise.
by roryhughes 13y ago
Yeah I thought you might change it. The reason I did is because when people are scanning their eyes over HN, 'xkcd' is something they would recognise.
- dang 13y agoYup. We actually don't want the HN front page to be too easily scannable—it's ok if people have to work to figure things out a little. I know that sounds weird, and is unpopular with some, but it's always been one of HN's design principles and it serves the site well.