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Life & fun · January 7, 2013

Hacked Hacker News - new comment highlighting and keyboard navigation

Hacker News commenting improvement extension for Google Chrome - j-clark/hacked_hacker_news

Hacked Hacker News - new comment highlighting and keyboard navigation launched on January 7, 2013 with 48 votes, #49 of 526 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 13 years on.

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In plain words

Hacked Hacker News is a Chrome extension that enhances the Hacker News commenting experience. It adds new comment highlighting to help users identify recent contributions and includes keyboard navigation for faster browsing. The tool is designed for Hacker News readers who want to streamline their commenting workflow and move through discussions more efficiently.

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