Observed arrival · 2026-11-06
HackerFriction turns Hacker News complaints into a usability index
A searchable ranking of usability problems people raise in Hacker News comments, with counts, comment links, and product-specific lists.
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- For
- Product and design teams investigating recurring usability complaints
- Worth noticing
- A single thread can contribute no more than one-third of an issue’s people, limiting launch-thread pile-ons.
Field notes
The homepage separates reviewed issues from machine-grouped entries: reviewed items name a usability principle and suggest a fix, while unreviewed entries offer counts and comment links. Its methodology requires complaints across distinct people, threads, and months, and limits how much one thread can affect a count. The project identifies Adnan Khan as its maker and says he reviews the entries marked “Reviewed” by hand.
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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
○OpenPublic substance visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
One card from the complete issue