For Hacker News specifically: Verdana at 13px (12px for body text) was a fine choice at 72 dpi.
HN didn't exist in the 1990s, but its design principles are from that era. The look itself is a nice throwback, but the type size follows a technical constraint that no longer makes sense (it only made sense when CSS was nonexistent or very limited).
HN didn't exist in the 1990s, but its design principles are from that era. The look itself is a nice throwback, but the type size follows a technical constraint that no longer makes sense (it only made sense when CSS was nonexistent or very limited).