Past exposure to gorgeous green monochrome monitors, of course.
The page exudes mystical allure on this account alone.
I found the page completely readable, and the content interesting.
If you're that much of a snob, get a browser plugin and fix it yourself. The other 95% of us are tired of the complaints. The discussions here are supposed to be about the content.
Exactly. Your opinion.
The tone of your original comment came off as a little insulting, which is why I claimed you were being a "snob".
IMO, people showing off stuff they've been working on and or have created is one of the more interesting aspects of HN, and I think insulting nitpicks about subjective stuff like color schemes discourages more people from showing off what they've done.
Green text on a black background may not win a design contest, but has been "good enough" for displaying information on a computer screen for over 30 years: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/IBM_PC_5...
He complained about the readability of the content, I think it's a valid complaint. You might be able to read it just fine, but you don't represent 100% of the human race.
Solved.