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I don't mean to sidestep what is an interesting discussion on foreign investments here, but I was a little surprised how prominently HN was featured in this art

by ABrandt 17y ago

I don't mean to sidestep what is an interesting discussion on foreign investments here, but I was a little surprised how prominently HN was featured in this article. I've always seen the relationship between YC and TechCrunch as tolerant at best. But here Arrington not only directly refers to "Hacker News", but also fully quotes abalashov's comment. Are these two startup-centric organizations completely intertwined now, or should we expect a new rush of TC noobs? (I mean no disrespect by saying that either).

bilbo0s 17y ago
Equally interesting that abalashov calls TC on using the completely unsubstantiated conjectures of a lone commenter on an internet news board as the basis on which to write an article. That is the difference between HN and TC. On edit:HN, commenters generally delineate their comments between that which is based on empirical evidence, and that which is their own conjecture. This intellectual honesty that many, but not all, HN users engage in makes HN 'feel' more reliable than TC. The rub is that when HN is used as a reliable source, that same intellectual honesty feels obliged to point out the fact that the source is not reliable. Even the user who made the comment! I think PG is to be congratulated on creating such a forum. And HN users should be congratulated on pointing out flaws in debate points, even when the debater agrees with your position.
- codexon 17y ago
  Equally interesting that abalashov calls TC on using the completely unsubstantiated conjectures of a lone commenter on an internet news board as the basis on which to write an article. abalshov's comment did no such thing. He only wanted some level of "privacy" that he expected to get from posting it on Hacker News instead of a high profile website like TC. That's why he jokingly expressed concerns about being found assassinated.

by ABrandt 17y ago

bilbo0s 17y ago

Equally interesting that abalashov calls TC on using the completely unsubstantiated conjectures of a lone commenter on an internet news board as the basis on which to write an article. That is the difference between HN and TC. On edit:HN, commenters generally delineate their comments between that which is based on empirical evidence, and that which is their own conjecture. This intellectual honesty that many, but not all, HN users engage in makes HN 'feel' more reliable than TC. The rub is that when HN is used as a reliable source, that same intellectual honesty feels obliged to point out the fact that the source is not reliable. Even the user who made the comment! I think PG is to be congratulated on creating such a forum. And HN users should be congratulated on pointing out flaws in debate points, even when the debater agrees with your position.

codexon 17y ago
Equally interesting that abalashov calls TC on using the completely unsubstantiated conjectures of a lone commenter on an internet news board as the basis on which to write an article. abalshov's comment did no such thing. He only wanted some level of "privacy" that he expected to get from posting it on Hacker News instead of a high profile website like TC. That's why he jokingly expressed concerns about being found assassinated.