> Anyone else see the mock-up and think “this looks slow”?
It just looks clumsy and distracting compared to plain HN, IMHO. It highlights elements like usernames, the total amount of comments(!) or the upvote/favorite actions, that users will only rarely interact with or even want to look for. Meanwhile other actions have to be hidden beneath a "…" widget, lest the page become too cluttered. The factory HN look does a much better job of bringing the comment text into focus and reflects the threading hierarchy without needing a lot of padding to space things out.
It just looks clumsy and distracting compared to plain HN, IMHO. It highlights elements like usernames, the total amount of comments(!) or the upvote/favorite actions, that users will only rarely interact with or even want to look for. Meanwhile other actions have to be hidden beneath a "…" widget, lest the page become too cluttered. The factory HN look does a much better job of bringing the comment text into focus and reflects the threading hierarchy without needing a lot of padding to space things out.