[xsltuser2010]

Distinction by design is easy, but your site is distinctive because it is a simple and useful tool. The 'distinctive' style will grow with its use becoming more clear and widespread.

Besides that, it really doesnt look like every other site. Almost all other sites are spoiled with eye sugar.

[iampims]

I'm glad to hear that you see this as a useful tool. I've found a handful of interesting links I hadn't seen mentioned in most popular sites — HN, Reddit,…

And as for simplicity, I'll quote St Exupery:

>A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

I certainly don't believe that this design is perfect, but it fades away to let the content shine.