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There seems to be a depth limit on replies: too bad. Also, I wonder if there is a provision (perhaps in a "preferences" section I don't know about) to have an

There seems to be a depth limit on replies: too bad. Also, I wonder if there is a provision (perhaps in a "preferences" section I don't know about) to have an email sent when someone replies (this is a very limited format for an open-ended exchange ...)

michael_nielsen 10y ago
It's not a depth limit. Rather, mods noticed that many deep threads were flame wars, and implemented a short delay before you can post in deep threads. At least, that's my understanding. To see replies, click on "Threads" at the top of the page. I don't know if there is any standard way of getting an email notification.
adamnemecek 10y ago
You can sign up here to get email notifications http://www.hnreplies.com http://www.hnreplies.com Also do you have a favorite piece of software?
- alankay1 10y ago
  Thanks very much! Good question, but I don't have a good answer (perhaps too much of an idealist ...)
  - adamnemecek 10y ago
    No problem. You should setup a Twitter or a blog or something. But I'm sure I'm not the first person to suggest this. Or even better write a book.
    - alankay1 10y ago
      Ars longa, vita brevis. I don't have time to do justice to the top three things I'm trying to do.
      - iglookid 10y ago
        > the top three things I'm trying to do they being?
        alankay1 10y ago
        See above for one of them.
      - adamnemecek 10y ago
        Haha, I figured you probably weren't bored. On some level though I think that making more people acquainted with what you are working on might be beneficial to making progress. > I don't have time to do justice to the top three things I'm trying to do. I cannot not ask what those top three things are :-). I'm pretty familiar with your work but I'm not sure what the top three things are.
        alankay1 10y ago
        One of them is quite a bit of interesting work and play with Sam Altman and his new YC Research initiatives. A recent one is: https://blog.ycombinator.com/harc https://blog.ycombinator.com/harc
dang 10y ago
> There seems to be a depth limit on replies: too bad It's an old pg trick to put a speed bump on flamewars (edit: the 'reply' link does show up after a few minutes), but you can get around it by clicking the timestamp of the comment you want to reply to. I've relaxed the depth limit a notch, too.
- alankay1 10y ago
  Thanks!

michael_nielsen 10y ago

It's not a depth limit. Rather, mods noticed that many deep threads were flame wars, and implemented a short delay before you can post in deep threads. At least, that's my understanding. To see replies, click on "Threads" at the top of the page. I don't know if there is any standard way of getting an email notification.

adamnemecek 10y ago

You can sign up here to get email notifications http://www.hnreplies.com http://www.hnreplies.com Also do you have a favorite piece of software?

alankay1 10y ago
Thanks very much! Good question, but I don't have a good answer (perhaps too much of an idealist ...)
- adamnemecek 10y ago
  No problem. You should setup a Twitter or a blog or something. But I'm sure I'm not the first person to suggest this. Or even better write a book.
  - alankay1 10y ago
    Ars longa, vita brevis. I don't have time to do justice to the top three things I'm trying to do.
    - iglookid 10y ago
      > the top three things I'm trying to do they being?
      - alankay1 10y ago
        See above for one of them.
    - adamnemecek 10y ago
      Haha, I figured you probably weren't bored. On some level though I think that making more people acquainted with what you are working on might be beneficial to making progress. > I don't have time to do justice to the top three things I'm trying to do. I cannot not ask what those top three things are :-). I'm pretty familiar with your work but I'm not sure what the top three things are.
      - alankay1 10y ago
        One of them is quite a bit of interesting work and play with Sam Altman and his new YC Research initiatives. A recent one is: https://blog.ycombinator.com/harc https://blog.ycombinator.com/harc

dang 10y ago

> There seems to be a depth limit on replies: too bad It's an old pg trick to put a speed bump on flamewars (edit: the 'reply' link does show up after a few minutes), but you can get around it by clicking the timestamp of the comment you want to reply to. I've relaxed the depth limit a notch, too.

alankay1 10y ago
Thanks!