Better Ways to Read "Hacker News" (opens in new tab)

I built a popular Hacker News iPhone (and soon to be iPad) app. It lets you browse stories, explore comments and threads, and open links with an in-app browser (with built-in Readability). You can even log-in and vote up/down and post your own comments. The last update also added support for sharing via Twitter, Instapaper, Facebook, etc.

Check out a demo video here: http://michaelgrinich.com/hackernews/

Currently I'm working on the next update, which will add full iPad support. If anyone has suggestions for what to add, feel free to email me.

(posted on mashable as well)

Really, calling out a site as ugly via one packed top to bottom with a ridiculous zoo of disjointed elements: http://i.imgur.com/0SUYk.png

HN is the pinnacle of beauty compared to that mess. Boy, I sound offended, but I'm just struck by the obliviousness of the author.

Not really sure if any of these are better. Different maybe, but not better.

hckrnews.com, which the article bills as "a minimalist Hacker News alternative" is IMO more cluttered than the original homepage. HN is already plenty minimal anyway - why would you want to get into a minimalism pissing match?

Oh no, HN is being promoted on Mashable..

They forgot twitter special accounts: http://twitter.com/newsyc150 http://twitter.com/newsyc100 http://twitter.com/newsyc50 and http://twitter.com/newsyc20

Can someone give me a Hacker News that is based on the last time I saw the home page? So if I haven't been around in a week, it shows me the top articles of the last week, but if I was around one hour ago, it focuses on what happened since then?

Imagine I have been out the week of Thanksgiving. What did I miss? A site should be smart enough to adapt the top stories to my rythmn. Store a cookie.

i threw this together a while ago, when i was spending too much time reading comments http://hackskimmer.heroku.com/

"The only problem is the interface. It’s simple and easy to get used to, but it’s also a trifle — dare we say it? — ugly"

Since when did an interface that was simple and easy to use become a bad thing? As a designer, I would take usability over aesthetics any day. Besides, most people go to websites for the content, not the design.

I read it via an RSS feed that makes the articles inline:

http://andrewtrusty.appspot.com/readability/feed?url=http%3A...

I'm looking forward to "5 Better Ways to Read Mashable." They have more Twitter buttons above the fold than paragraphs with content.

I like the hacker news android app, which is the app I use the most. Since I don't talk on the phone much, it's arguable that I spend $1500 a year just to read hacker news on the go...

I really enjoy http://hackurls.com/ and Claudio if you're here, thank you.

You could also give my Hacker News OnePage extension for Chrome a try (It's also a greasemonkey script for Firefox). It's what I use everyday and I like it, someone else might too :) http://tdupree.com/extensions/

I kinda like HN the way it comes by default, even on the phone screen. It loads quickly and can be easily navigated. However, I use http://searchyc.com to look up some older stuff, from time to time.

I tried those 5 methods and liked some of the features, but I prefer the methodology I've developed over time for using the page as it is. And I prefer the current format. Eyes are faster than clicks.