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Work · April 13, 2013

Weekend Project - Hide Inane Comments on HN

Weekend Project - Hide Inane Comments on HN launched on April 13, 2013 with 28 votes, #73 of 528 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

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Weekend Project - Hide Inane Comments on HN is a tool for Hacker News users who want to filter their reading experience. It automatically hides comments that the user considers inane or low-quality on the platform. The project was created as a weekend build and shared on GitHub, making it accessible to developers who want to customize their Hacker News browsing by removing comments they find unhelpful or distracting.

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