Hah! I got a really cool little icon that looks almost like the cassette tape pirate logo of Piratbyrån back in the day. I have old t-shirts with that logo.
MAKE. THIS. PERMANENT!
On the functional side, this really helps you see who is who in a long threaded discussion. Your eye is much quicker at following the little color icons than their names.
// ==UserScript==
// @name HN icons
// @namespace https://news.ycombinator.com/*
// @version 0.1
// @description try to take over the world!
// @author some people on HN
// @match https://news.ycombinator.com/*
// @icon data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
// @grant none
// ==/UserScript==
(function() {
// Initial concept is from: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30668137 (tomxor)
// The script we are using is from: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30670079 (onion2k)
'use strict';
let observer = new IntersectionObserver(
(entries) => {
entries.forEach((entry, i) => {
if (entry.isIntersecting) {
const p = 2;
const c = document.createElement('canvas');
const x = c.getContext('2d');
c.width = 18;
c.height = 14;
const s = entry.target.innerText;
const r = 1;
if (s) {
for (
let s = entry.target.innerText, r = 1, i = 28 + s.length;
i--;
) {
// xorshift32
(r ^= r << 13), (r ^= r >>> 17), (r ^= r << 5);
const X = i & 3,
Y = i >> 2;
if (i >= 28) {
// seed state
r += s.charCodeAt(i - 28);
x.fillStyle =
'#' + ((r >> 8) & 0xffffff).toString(16).padStart(0, 6);
} else {
// draw pixel
if (r >>> 29 > (X * X) / 3 + Y / 2)
x.fillRect(p * 3 + p * X, p * Y, p, p),
x.fillRect(p * 3 - p * X, p * Y, p, p);
}
}
}
entry.target.prepend(c);
} else {
if (entry.target.firstChild.tagName === 'CANVAS')
entry.target.firstChild.remove();
}
});
},
{ rootMargin: '0px 0px 0px 0px' }
);
document.querySelectorAll('.hnuser').forEach((user) => {
observer.observe(user);
});
I just find pfps visually distracting and enjoy HNs stance as one of the few remaining sites keeping an old school look. I feel like it would affect the tone of the site and negatively affect the quality of the conversation.
MAKE. THIS. PERMANENT!
On the functional side, this really helps you see who is who in a long threaded discussion. Your eye is much quicker at following the little color icons than their names.