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Quite frankly Muting in HN would be great, especially during the times like these when a celebrity dies and people go nuts over it.

I want this to happen.

I believe it's possible to do with AdBlock Plus and the Element Hiding Helper addons in Firefox, with a custom rule.

I use it to hide a few annoying toolbars and news bars on several sites.

Interesting. Thanks Jake. Going to check this out!

I agree. It is pretty timely that this article was posted around the same time when almost half the front page is covering the same topic.