Has the idea ever been tossed around for a personal blacklist? If you really just hate http://some_tech_site.com/blog , and can't bring yourself to ignore it, you would be able to add it to your blacklist under your profile settings, and then any links from that domain will not show up on the front page when signed in.
EDIT: Also, regex pattern matching on the title would be kinda nice too.
People usually recommend greasemonkey for that. I've never bothered because like I said in the article, the backlash lasts 2-3 weeks and then the bar for that writer is much higher for them to be submitted. For instance, by Valentine's day, Andrew will be lucky if he can get one interview a week on the front page.
EDIT: Also, regex pattern matching on the title would be kinda nice too.
/ipad/i
/\d+ (Things|Reasons) You Need (.*)/