Majority of sites that have links open them up in a new tab upon clicking. This behaviour would be great on HN (at least the main page) so that way I can click on a link, read it, and close it. This way I don't navigate away from HN, and don't have to worry about opening a link in a new tab myself.
Here's the quick obvious template with addition of the target property:
<a href="http://www.link.com" target="_blank">
My amazing link title here
</a>
Here's the quick obvious template with addition of the target property: <a href="http://www.link.com" target="_blank"> My amazing link title here </a>