Hacker News Reader

That's on purpose:

If you guys complain enough about these comments at the top of the threads, it might actually get me to finish the damn performance improvements so I guess keep complaining.

Compared to most websites I visit during the day, HN is a breath of fresh air.

agreed. Simple, but useful. Not bloated

Dang, is there a GitHub repo where we can contribute, file a pull request, and see what happens?

I only see the API available, not any of the front-end: https://github.com/HackerNews

It is a black box. An enigma, wrapped in mystery and covered in secret sauce.