Here's another lesson about customer interaction - don't piss them off with how long it takes a page to load and render.
I don't like depriving people of their potential for ad revenue, but on the second page I got so annoyed at how long it was taking to load that I found and clicked on the "Print" icon. Bam! Full text, cleanly rendered, no flashing graphics or distracting images.
I happen to have had this item open in a window while I went for dinner, then hit "Reload" when I got back, and I noticed it's been down-voted. I wish, oh how I wish, that if someone downvotes me that they'd tell me why. Why did this particular comment not add to the value of HN? Do you just disagree? Tell me why! Do you think it's wrong? Tell me why?
I really, really would value the opportunity to learn. Even if I disagree with you, I'll still learn about the existence and content of an alternative point of view.
I don't like depriving people of their potential for ad revenue, but on the second page I got so annoyed at how long it was taking to load that I found and clicked on the "Print" icon. Bam! Full text, cleanly rendered, no flashing graphics or distracting images.
Data. Possibly information. Readable.
Fast.
Now I might actually read what he wrote.