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SHOW HN2017
193points
153comments
#175of 2,242 in 2017
Top 8%of 2017 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
13 positive, 22 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 8 critical, out of 44 comments about the project. Thread score +0.08.
Idea: 7 for, 4 againstDesign: 3 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful for making Medium readable
From 3 comments
This is awesome and will hopefully prod the developers at Medium to rethink the design (if your users need a Chrome extension to make your product usable, it's got some immediate…
primitivesuave on HNThis has slowly been driving me insane. I will for sure use this. I'd think the bars would be common criticisms and medium would have done something to limit them by now.
Fergusman on HNWow. Thanks for creating this awesome tool. I've felt the same for a long time.
OverThere on HN
Objections
Medium's sticky bars are a design problem that users should not need an extension to fix
From 2 comments
While I applaud the effort, I think you should vote with your X button and stop reading articles that have a hostile UI.
StavrosK on HNThis is awesome and will hopefully prod the developers at Medium to rethink the design (if your users need a Chrome extension to make your product usable, it's got some immediate…
primitivesuave on HN
Requests
Remove animated gifs between paragraphs as an option
From 2 comments
A possible improvement: automatically remove all the f-ing animated gifs people think they really really must insert in between each paragraph.
dudul on HNLove it. If you file a GH issue I'll remember, and add that as an option.
thebaer on HN
Questions
Does it work on Medium-powered custom domains and when logged out?
From 2 comments
You'll get a different (less annoying) experience if you're logged in. However if you haven't logged in on a Medium site (these [0][1] might be some), you'll get the annoying…
thebaer on HNIt's really sad to see Medium turning into this. I used to like Medium, now I avoid any site that uses them (which is getting harder as they now allow custom domains).
Rjevski on HN
Alternatives named
Kill Sticky
From 2 comments
Makes me think of Kill Sticky [0], a small Javascript thing that attempts to remove all sticky headers on a page. But really, any sort of thing that blocks, as the Github README…
alekratz on HNI use Kill Sticky for this: https://alisdair.mcdiarmid.org/kill-sticky-headers/
cabalamat on HN
User stylesheets and uBlock element picker
From 2 comments
You can also use uBlock (or any sufficiently sophisticated ad/content blocker) to block certain elements just by pointing your pointer at them. See:…
boramalper on HNThis is the sort of thing that is probably typically better handled via a user stylesheet; one I found from a quick search:…
chrismorgan on HN
Firefox reader mode
From 1 comment
I use Firefox in reader mode. Works like a charm. Firefox mobile also has this feature which has become indispensable for me.
christophilus on HN