I use greasemonkey scripts:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gist.github.com&#x2F;kennethrapp&#x2F;7a21c0187fedd6f47e7c" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gist.github.com&#x2F;kennethrapp&#x2F;7a21c0187fedd6f47e7c</a><p>highlights lines beginning with &quot;&gt;&quot;, which helps differentiating quoted replies from comment text. And yes, the idea comes from imageboards, but a lot of people on HN use that syntax in their comments.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gist.github.com&#x2F;kennethrapp&#x2F;5b5e413220afb93c9c93" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gist.github.com&#x2F;kennethrapp&#x2F;5b5e413220afb93c9c93</a><p>removes fading from downvoted and dead comments and text posts.