Don't get me wrong - this is really cool, and looks great. But...
The problem I think is that this stagnates Hacker News in many ways. I don't see an easy way from that page to upvote something.
One thing I note is the lack of a downvote makes me actually think about giving a bump to something. But if I am required to click through something 3 or 4 times I'm not going to bother doing so.
Without a clear way for people to upvote articles, but with a simpler interface to see articles, you're going to change the dynamics of articles moving up and down on the actual feed. Which is probably not what you're aiming for...
The problem I think is that this stagnates Hacker News in many ways. I don't see an easy way from that page to upvote something.
One thing I note is the lack of a downvote makes me actually think about giving a bump to something. But if I am required to click through something 3 or 4 times I'm not going to bother doing so.
Without a clear way for people to upvote articles, but with a simpler interface to see articles, you're going to change the dynamics of articles moving up and down on the actual feed. Which is probably not what you're aiming for...