I so hate to do this, but for those who are comfortable viewing HN in an incognito window, it will be much faster that way. (Edit: this comment originally said to log out, but an incognito window is better because then you don't have to log back in again. Original comment: logging in and out: HN gets a lot faster if you log out, and it will reduce the load on the server if you do. Make sure you can log back in later! or if you run into trouble, email hn@ycombinator.com and I'll help)
I've also turned pagination down to a smaller size, so if you want to read the entire thread, you'll need to click "More" at the bottom, or like this:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38309611&p=2
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38309611&p=3
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38309611&p=4
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38309611&p=5
Sorry! Performance improvements are inching closer...