[manoweb]

I believe you are confusing "effective" with "ugly" There is only one thing that could improve HN interface, and that is an NNTP mirror feed, so you could use any NNTP client you like.

[joshdavham]

> I believe you are confusing "effective" with "ugly"

Oh no, I truly believe it’s ugly.

[zanderwohl]

What makes it ugly? It's very functional, straightforward, and minimal. No huge padded tailwind components or anything.

[user_7832]

Have you tried upvoting, or favouriting a post on mobile? It’s borderline impossible without zooming in like crazy, and I still have to check it I saved or accidentally flagged someone’s work.

[istjohn]

I mean, the upvote buttons could be bigger on mobile.

[yamrzou]

But it's that friction and all the other small details, that make HN what it is. There is value in permanence, and there is beauty in imperfection :)

[pjc50]

HN being almost unusable on mobile is probably another kind of gatekeeping feature that has a slight positive effect on quality.

[xen0]

I routinely read HN on my phone. I'm doing it right now.

I think I've only accidentally flagged about posts by mistake...

[joshdavham]

Great comment. I almost downvoted it by mistake ;)

[kedarkhand]

There is a downvote button here??

[joshdavham]

> There is a downvote button here??

Haha yes. You get access after getting a bunch of karma.

[owebmaster]

only after you prove you fit in