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Funny how when you make something 'minimalist' the smallest changes can upset the balance because they are a large part of the whole.

One a 'bombastic' site such a small change would hardly be noticeable. HN is like a laboratory experiment.

You could do an iTunes-esque stripe pattern, alternating between white and some other contrasting color.

This site does something similar: http://slickdeals.net/

Oh god. Please don't use zebra stripes. That's even harder to read.

IIRC Reddit had those originally, and I learned from their example it was a bad idea.

I read HN from google reader so it doesn't even affect me. I wonder how many people actually read the site instead of from their reader.

edit: I just realized that by doing it this way, I negate the point system. Oops.