It might be newer than the downloadable version in this article.
I like this a lot. My suggestion would be to write a nice distutils package, then put it into the python cheeseshop. I'd be willing to generate one for you if you want.
Looks great though, I will definitely be using this :)
Doesn't work under Python 2.2.1 as there is no module "curses". This isn't a complaint because the machine is so old, but I thought I'd give you a "heads up" in case you get that report from someone else.
I see in your TODO you want to open stories in a browser. My two cents'? Shell out to Lynx. (Or, of course, whatever someone has BROWSER set to.)
this is awesome! this'll save me much time (cumulatively) that i would've spent going to the HN front page and seeing that I've read all the articles anyway .. great idea making it top-like.
Is this significantly better than using Lynx?
Yes. You can leave it open somewhere all the time and check up on it like idling on irc. Pointless? Perhaps, but people like it anyway.