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- Then log out.by downbad_
- Then I can't vote up/down, hide, or flag posts and logged out users will get cached pages.
- Nobody cares mate. Use a smaller font.by swah
- Good luck with this. Dark mode on this site will happen long before you get this option. And how long have HN users been waiting for dark mode?by jethronethro
- 16 years and counting.by Peroni
- Or an option to move username to the bottom of the page?
That way you'd have to scroll to the very bottom before it appears.
by RetroTechie - A slight scroll on the page hides it as-is. The header isn’t sticky.by al_borland
- You could simply run an alternative browser that is not logged in, and switch to the logged in browser for interaction worthy activities.by enragebait
- Isn't it a bigger issue that they can even see your screen in the first place? Like what if you have to type a password or PIN into some app/website, or some other personal info?
So I'd recommend a different approach, like getting a privacy screen guard so the screen can only be viewed from a limited angle. Or get a pair of AR/XR glasses so only you can see the content and you can keep your device's screen off.
by d3Xt3r - I rarely type my password or PIN. And if I did, I'd make sure to hide my screen. But I frequently casually read HN, reddit, and other sites casually and in public places. It would be nice if my username wasn't so visible to others.
- Back of the line pal. You can have username hiding after we get dark mode.by blowsand
- Assuming you can run Tampermonkey, you can use my script which I've adapted to hide both the score and the username. It’s a script I personally use because I don’t like seeing my score since it just feels like a silly number, and I’d rather focus on the content than on whether my "number" goes up or down.
If you install this script in the Tampermonkey extension for Firefox/Chrome, it will automatically hide your username and your score on all HN pages.
https://gist.github.com/scpedicini/43f95d5e00af49110c41754ea...
by vunderba - Ain't Violentmonkey or Greasemonkey a safer bet nowadays?by szszrk
- Thanks. This is very useful. I'm surprised at push back I always get on this topic so it's nice to see I'm not the only one. I thought tech people were concerned about privacy, but I guess not? I know discord and a few other apps offer a "streamer mode" that hides the username so you don't broadcast it to your audience if you stream, I wish more apps and sites adopted that feature.