What were the problems with the previous site?  I used it without major problems.<p>Wouldn&#x27;t a browser plugin require you to actively be using HN, or at least have a tab open?  Getting an email notification four hours later that someone replied to you on HN, so you may want to take a look is nice (if you don&#x27;t want to be a slave to HN, don&#x27;t check your email as often or don&#x27;t deal immediately with this email).<p>Additionally, in a browser extension, there&#x27;s then a lot of people grabbing the comment history rather than a single program, which necessarily puts a higher load on HN.