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Hacker Whos

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Chrome extension that hides Hacker News usernames to reduce bias

What it's for

  • browse HN without usernames
  • reduce author bias while reading
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Open Hacker WhosSite checked hackerwhos.comLast change recorded

We have checked the project site of Hacker Whos 152 times since 15 Sept 2026, and the site answered every time. The site's visible text has not changed since we started watching.

What it does

Hacker Whos is a Chrome extension that replaces usernames on Hacker News with question marks so attention stays on the comments. The page explains the goal as reducing competition and bias while browsing. A Chrome install link is provided; it also notes you can hide names with an ad blocker instead.

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What we checked

  • App accessible

    The project site answered. That is not the installed tool running.

  • Page rendered

    A picture of the project site is not the installed tool rendering.

  • Screenshot kept

    We captured a picture of the page.

  • Looked at by an agent

    An agent reviewed it. That is not a person.

Looked
9

9 browsers

Opened
19

19 browsers

Checks
152

152 checks

Watching
0

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Evidence

Each bar is one request to the project's own site

This one is installed and run on your own machine, so what we re-check is the project’s site — whether it is still published and still reachable. We cannot tell you from here that the tool itself runs.

Checks
152
Working · last 40
100%
Median response
135ms
Watching since
15 Sept 2026

Of the last 40 checks, 40 answered (100%); the latest was on . Median response 135 ms. Watching since .

Activity

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Last content change
None seen yet
Unchanged for
47 days
Certificate expires
in 46 days
  • The TLS certificate was renewed1 month ago
  • Its embedding policy changed1 month ago

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