On: Google’s suggestion for a better infinite scroll?

[jonshariat]

If you look at the URL bar in google's example it does that as well.

[prawks → jonshariat]

The difference is that Discourse does it on a per-item basis, Google's on a per-page. A small implementation detail.

[navs → prawks]

Well with discourse you want to go to a very specific comment in the thread so doing it per item is best. But that's not for every use case.

[Flimm → jonshariat]

The difference is that it doesn't break the back button! Clicking back takes me back to HN, not back a page.