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There are comparatively few hardware stories posted. And when you do post something hardware related, you'll have a better chance of exposure on HN; load up som

There are comparatively few hardware stories posted. And when you do post something hardware related, you'll have a better chance of exposure on HN; load up some keywords like IoT, Raspberry Pi, etc., and you'll see what I mean :)

asimuvPR 10y ago
Yes,that seems to be correct. I do wish the business talk would die a little so other stuff would blossom. This forum makes people money so its actively gamed. Though that might be in sync with its origins. Dunno, just an old fart speaking.
- dang 10y ago
  It's a good thing on HN that when "old farts" a.k.a. elders speak, the community tends to listen. The differing subcommunities here have divergent opinions about what the front page should consist of. For example, we hear laments from other corners that the amount of business stuff has gone down (where you might think it has gone up, or at least stayed too high). The obvious 'solution' would be to factor HN into silos, subreddit-style, but we're not going to do that (long, other story), even though the result is that the front page is guaranteed to be optimal for nobody. By far the best way to influence it is to post stuff of the kind you personally consider highly interesting. And if it doesn't get noticed, fire us an email (hn@ycombinator.com) because we've built systems to give exceptionally good stuff multiple cracks at the bat here.
  - asimuvPR 10y ago
    Is there a public policy that defines how many new items may be posted at once?
    - dang 10y ago
      The closest to that is in the site guidelines: "Please don't submit so many links at once that the new page is dominated by your submissions." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
      - asimuvPR 10y ago
        Thank you. I read that but was still a bit unsure. :)

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There are comparatively few hardware stories posted. And when you do post something hardware related, you'll have a better chance of exposure on HN; load up som

by geerlingguy 10y ago

asimuvPR 10y ago
Yes,that seems to be correct. I do wish the business talk would die a little so other stuff would blossom. This forum makes people money so its actively gamed. Though that might be in sync with its origins. Dunno, just an old fart speaking.
- dang 10y ago
  It's a good thing on HN that when "old farts" a.k.a. elders speak, the community tends to listen. The differing subcommunities here have divergent opinions about what the front page should consist of. For example, we hear laments from other corners that the amount of business stuff has gone down (where you might think it has gone up, or at least stayed too high). The obvious 'solution' would be to factor HN into silos, subreddit-style, but we're not going to do that (long, other story), even though the result is that the front page is guaranteed to be optimal for nobody. By far the best way to influence it is to post stuff of the kind you personally consider highly interesting. And if it doesn't get noticed, fire us an email (hn@ycombinator.com) because we've built systems to give exceptionally good stuff multiple cracks at the bat here.
  - asimuvPR 10y ago
    Is there a public policy that defines how many new items may be posted at once?
    - dang 10y ago
      The closest to that is in the site guidelines: "Please don't submit so many links at once that the new page is dominated by your submissions." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
      - asimuvPR 10y ago
        Thank you. I read that but was still a bit unsure. :)