Nice idea, but it does not work without JS. It's baffling to me that more and more sites use this (dark?) pattern of requiring JS just to display links.

EDIT: Well I was too quick, it partially works, you can click the grey "source" link on white bg for each article. Why not make the whole div a link instead ?

The sorting menus on top of the page are not working without JS though.

Thanks for testing! The whole card IS clickable actually, it has two click targets: Click anywhere on the card and it goes to the summary article page on europedigital.cloud (with translations, context, etc.) Click the "source" link and it goes directly to the original article

This way users can choose: read our summary/translations, or jump straight to the source. Tried to make it intuitive without cluttering the UI.

You're right about the sorting/filtering requiring JS though - it's client-side state. Could move that to URL params for better progressive enhancement.

Appreciate the detailed feedback, this kind of testing helps! :)

> Thanks for testing! The whole card IS clickable actually, it has two click targets: Click anywhere on the card and it goes to the summary article page on europedigital.cloud (with translations, context, etc.) Click the "source" link and it goes directly to the original article

The problem is that you're handling that with JavaScript, instead of adding a <a> with a href, and also missing href for the <img> element.

When you do this, you break the expectations of a typical web user. For example, I cannot ctrl+click or middle-mouse+click on anything of what you've done, because you personally didn't think about how people browse websites. That's not a problem, and not really your fault, lots of courses and tutorials get this wrong, teaching people to use divs then use JS for actually handling the navigation.

If instead you use a.href and img.href, you get all of these expected behavior for free, without doing anything! And as a extra bonus, people who are blind or otherwise need assistance tooling for browsing the web, will now also be able to use your website with their tooling! :)

Very good point. I'm using Next.js link components but handling the dual target behavior with JS click handlers, which does indeed break native browser behavior.

You're right that this should be: - Proper <a href> for the card wrapper - Nested <a href> for the source link - Let the browser handle ctrl+click, middle-click, etc.

Will add this to the refactor list right away. Thank you for the detailed breakdown this is exactly the kind of extra eyes and explanation I need!

The pointless illustrations was what stood out most for me.

Interesting perspective. Can you elaborate? Like: You'd prefer no images at all (text-only)? Or the AI-generated style doesn't work for you? Or something else?

I added them because plain text feels bare, but I'm curious what would work better. Real screenshots? Article-pulled images? Or just skip visuals entirely?

Honest feedback helps, thanks!

I just checked out Feedly, and it seems to use an illustration from the article when it can, a topic related generic illustration as an alternative (vague picture of an aeroplane say), or nothing.

You could use it as a model.

Thank you for your suggestion, i will certainly look into it, thanks!

Not directly connected to this platform, but if I see an AI-generated image against a story I automatically assume the writer has taken as much care with their text as with their image and close the tab.

No images at all please. Hacker News feels so good (IMO) in part because there is very little extra fluff. No images is part of that.

let's go!!!

Thanks! Yeah, trying to bring more attention to European tech innovation. Lots happening here that doesn't get enough coverage. Any suggestions for news sources or features you'd find useful?

Things that I liked:

* The article selection (which is probably the most important part)

Things that I did not liked:

* AI Images. While they are well made and not as cringe as others, I prefer to get stock images even if they are repeated.

* Lack of RSS (or at least I couldn't find it). This is a deal breaker for me

Nice busy!

Thanks for the feedback. Really appreciate that the article selection resonates as that's the core value prop.

RSS: You're the second to mention this already, makes it even more priority.

AI Images: Noted. The pattern was to avoid generic stock "businessman shaking hands" photos, but clearly it's not working for everyone. Options i consider now are: 1. Hide images in RSS/reader mode 2. Stock images as fallback 3. User preference toggle

Would a "reader mode" without images help?