quoting Torco:

I mean the whole numbered pages thing is an atavism from the paper days, right?
<well, no, it would make indexing the board hard as fuck, but you can still create links to specific posts, so...>

Alternatively, you could dynamically load posts as you scroll up or down with some jQuery magic, like Twitter does. However, at least on my 6 years-old computer, this is also what makes Twitter slow as a snail.

Also, Torco, just to tease you: Your post count would probably increase if you entered some gibberish into your user profile. Doesn't have to be any specific information, just asldfjalsdkjflökasjflkasjdflökasjflaskjföalsjf.