That font is garbage, hard to read, it's like they'd been downvoted on HN.
Please end the light text trend, let us read.
Please end the light text trend, let us read.
I've also found Readability (Instapaper and Pocket are similar) a huge breath of fresh air: http://www.readability.com/articles/jzhgvevd
There's also Stylish / Stylebot browser plugins which let you modify site CSS. I've ... become a tad addicted to that.
/me checks.
Yeah, over 700 sites that I've styled now. Contrast and font sizes are a big nit, nuking annoying elements is another. More drastic layout revamps are still another use, though I reserve that for a small number of sites.