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How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
5 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 0 critical, out of 9 comments about the project. Thread score +0.42.
Idea: 3 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Nostalgic newspaper look and quick article summaries
From 3 comments
Perfect! I have to increase the zoom to 200% on my laptop to read article text. However, it looks wonderful and stirs up warm nostalgia in me.
mda_damico on HNNice — I like that I can quickly read a summary of the articles I’m interested in.
takakaze on HNNice — I like that I can quickly read a summary of the articles I’m interested in.
sekihan on HN
Fun and nice to look at
From 2 comments
I like it!!!
rg1527 on HNHaha love it
matsbjork on HN
Objections
Text is hard to read; needs zooming in
From 3 comments
Perfect! I have to increase the zoom to 200% on my laptop to read article text. However, it looks wonderful and stirs up warm nostalgia in me.
mda_damico on HNNice, but isn't this format harder on the eyes?
dotcoma on HNI love it buts hard to read :)
bicepjai on HN
Summaries contain odd phrases like leftover prompt text
From 1 comment
Its great. The article summaries frequently have odd phrases in them - eg "keep concise", the precise summary" etc. Might want to check that!
diamondage on HN
Requests
Fix odd phrases in article summaries
From 1 comment
Its great. The article summaries frequently have odd phrases in them - eg "keep concise", the precise summary" etc. Might want to check that!
diamondage on HN
Make this layout a standard option on Hacker News
From 1 comment
This is nice. I wish that this came as a bog standard on this website.
geraldsterling on HN
Questions
Is the layout harder on the eyes than the normal page?
From 1 comment
Nice, but isn't this format harder on the eyes?
dotcoma on HN