Optimizing My Hacker News Experience

Background Like many, I try to stay updated on tech news via Hacker News (HN) posts. I have been using HN actively for slightly more than 5 years now. During weekdays, I usually open or refresh a HN tab in my Chrome browser at least twice in a day. I then open up the links having a high number of comments or sometimes, the ones whose titles intrigue me. Roughly, this would lead to opening about 5-6 web links per HN visit. For 3-4 of those, I’d return to their respective HN posts to read the comments. I usually browse up to the 2nd, and sometimes 3rd page of HN per visit. For comments, I usually glance at the top-level comments (mostly the top 3-4) and their first-level children. I live in Berlin, Germany. This means that I would usually catch the most busy HN activity of any given day on the next day. Browsing HN often served as a break from work. Consequently, during most weekends or vacations, I would not visit HN. On some Sunday evenings, while winding down, I’d try to catch up on ... Read full article.