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698 points tilt | 5 comments | 29 Sep 15 18:40 UTC | HN request time: 0.2s | source
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creullin ◴[29 Sep 15 19:31 UTC] No.10298907[source]▶
Cool. Any word on a responsive template for the site?
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1. dang ◴[29 Sep 15 19:39 UTC] No.10298985[source]▶
We're working on it and it's coming. No one will be happier than I am when it's out, though I'm worried that it will be impossible to please everyone, because the specific requests we get are disparate and even contradictory. We'll have a considerable period of testing and feedback though.
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2. logn ◴[30 Sep 15 01:58 UTC] No.10301266[source]▶
If Digg and Slashdot are any guide, it might be wise to just do a slight enhancement to improve mobile proportions and sizing, rather than any re-design.
3. ars ◴[30 Sep 15 16:28 UTC] No.10305080[source]▶
> because the specific requests we get are disparate and even contradictory.

The typical solution to that is to give the users a setting page where they can pick between the two contradictory options.

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4. dang ◴[30 Sep 15 18:54 UTC] No.10306219[source]▶
The typical solution leads to a combinatorial explosion of complexity, which is no less worrying.
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5. ars ◴[30 Sep 15 21:53 UTC] No.10307656{3}[source]▶
It can I know, but it doesn't have to.

With some careful design, and not overdoing it on options you can please most (but not all) people.