[CoryMathews]

Hide would be great.

or even better a filter option.

Then I could say filter-remove:ipad

[Xichekolas]

Filter has been done by many a GM script.

http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/25039

I realize that only helps if you have a browser with GM (like Firefox).

[jolie]

It'd be useful to filter certain things for one's attention, as well... for email/SMS/other alerts or simply as a different tab in HN.