I prefer the old homepage, for the simple reason that it sorts better - new stuff at the top, old stuff at the bottom. The new one seems confusing, a bit messy and really the sort of thing I'd be thinking about throwing away in favour of what's now the old homepage simply because the old homepage looks simpler, cleaner and more understandable.
And I think it's the squares, to be honest. The borders around each story make it look more cluttered, less friendly. It feels like you knew you had to make it reactive and then went a bit crazy with the wishlist.
Just my thoughts (and yes, I did opt in to the new homepage for a while before it became the default, this isn't just a kneejerk reaction...)
Biting the hand that feeds IT
