Most comments are focused on the y-meter... and I understand why: it's the most different from the current page and is visually complex so it draws attention. I'm also not sure what all it adds outside of some graphical interest... I don't actively really need to know the # of votes as the current rank is supposed to be a better indication of what I should pay attention to. The argument over remembering 5-7 things doesn't really apply to the y-meter, but simplifying the numbers to give some relative scale can help I suppose.
I liked the minimization of the name & domain and making that & the comments all in one line. It helps focus the attention on the titles themselves.
However, the issue I have is that the font choice is not legible for scanning. I think Vellum, an NYT project recently posted to HN, does a much better job of making a list of articles easily scannable. Screenshot here: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/779054/Screen%20Shot%202...
I liked the minimization of the name & domain and making that & the comments all in one line. It helps focus the attention on the titles themselves.
However, the issue I have is that the font choice is not legible for scanning. I think Vellum, an NYT project recently posted to HN, does a much better job of making a list of articles easily scannable. Screenshot here: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/779054/Screen%20Shot%202...