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blog.lmorchard.com is a personal blog at blog.lmorchard.com about programming, ai and writing. Since 2012, 19 different Hacker News readers have linked it 19 times, most often “The Verge's web sucks”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-11-01, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (8) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this blog for its 2015 post on The Verge's slow, heavy web pages, cited in discussions of ads and page weight. One commenter also points to a 2026 post on AI and grief as further reading.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 8 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- The Verge's web sucks6 people · 6 mentions · first linked 2015-07-24
- Too long? Read anyway. (2013)2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2015-07-30
- The AI coding divide: craft lovers vs. result chasers2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2026-03-12
- Pragmatic Anthropomorphism, Or: How to Talk to an Autocompleting Cricket2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2026-09-28
What Hacker News says?
http://blog.lmorchard.com/2015/07/22/the-verge-web-sucks/
Comment linking /2015/07/22/the-verge-web-sucks/
on “Page Weight Matters (2012)”Submitted The Verge's web sucks as a story · 345 points
HN discussionBut they should. Most mal-ads are from third party connections. Layers and layers of junk javascript all come from third party connections. Web developers have been shown to be incapable of acting maturely (see http://blog.lmorchard.com/2015/07/22/the-verge-web-sucks/ ). They should be locked down until they can grow up.
Comment linking /2015/07/22/the-verge-web-sucks/
on ““We are considering adding an extension to restrict the use of WebRTC””Submitted I like automations for inclusive development as a story · 18 points
HN discussionThe solution is not to load awfully slow webpages like Verge (see [1]), not to mention their content has been sub-par for a long time. [1] http://blog.lmorchard.com/2015/07/22/the-verge-web-sucks/
Comment linking /2015/07/22/the-verge-web-sucks/
on “Crystal – iOS 9 ad blocker”Submitted The Verge's web sucks – Web bloat and tracking are ruining the internet as a story · 5 points
HN discussionDisclaimer: I'm a mobile dev, almost exclusively native apps. I think the motivation of users doesn't align with the idea of web-apps, or at least not their current incarnation. There are a few variables here: - Frequency of use: you won't install an app for something you use once a week, you will install an app for something you use every day. - Performance of webapps: hint, extremely poor, though largely as a resu…
Comment linking /2015/07/22/the-verge-web-sucks/
on “Annoyed by Mobile Sites That “Ask” You to Download Their App? You’re Not Alone”Submitted The AI coding divide: craft lovers vs. result chasers as a story · 3 points
HN discussionI have two Model M keyboards, the main one (using it right now) and a spare one; needless to say that the spare one is still unused since the main one doesn't want to break after 28 years! Another possible mod for the keyboard, although purists would possibly not like it, is upgrading the controller board so that it speaks directly USB. Here are some pages I found on the subject: https://github.com/mschwingen/hardwa…
Comment linking /2016/02/21/modelm-controller/
on “IBM PS/2 Keyboard Modification”Submitted The web is awesome as a story · 3 points
HN discussionI read some answers on this article in the past weeks. Some interesting links: http://blog.lmorchard.com/2015/07/22/the-verge-web-sucks/ https://twitter.com/satefan/status/623226230301523968
Comment linking /2015/07/22/the-verge-web-sucks/
on “The mobile web sucks”Submitted Pragmatic Anthropomorphism, Or: How to Talk to an Autocompleting Cricket as a story · 2 points
HN discussionMaybe not "daily", but very frequently: here is a small selection of some of the small sites on my newsblur newsfeed list: [0] http://www.jamesaltucher.com : Much self-pity, but also sometimes quite funny. http://www.astrobio.net/latestnews_rss/news.xml : Is there life on other planets? http://kaygun.tumblr.com/ http://www.friday.com/bbum : Coding, hardware projects, generally interesting. http://bestyoucanbe.blogsp…
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on “Ask HN: What are the small to medium size blogs you go to daily?”Submitted Fun with Themes in Firefox as a story · 2 points
HN discussionGood Write up. A great list for further reading for anyone interested: https://blog.lmorchard.com/2026/03/11/grief-and-the-ai-split... https://nolanlawson.com/2026/02/07/we-mourn-our-craft/ https://www.jamesdrandall.com/posts/the_thing_i_loved_has_ch...
Comment linking /2026/03/11/grief-and-the-ai-split/
on “My 2c on the AI/GenAI/LLM bubble”Submitted Too long? Read anyway. (2013) as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Pragmatic Anthropomorphism, Or: How to Talk to an Autocompleting Cricket as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Too long? Read anyway (2013) as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted In praise of dumb pipes as a story · 1 points
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