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1. It really doesn't help to have HN overlap other internet communities. Adding stuff "of interest to hackers" that isn't really about startups or hacking is a

1. It really doesn't help to have HN overlap other internet communities. Adding stuff "of interest to hackers" that isn't really about startups or hacking is a little like creating bloatware (Studies show that the people who buy our code editor use Twitter to share photos. Let's add Flickr integration! And an instant tweet hotkey!) 2. That being said, there's absolutely no rule that says that something can't be funny just because it "Gratifies my intellectual curiosity." There was a young fencer named Fitz, Whose blade was exceedingly brisk. So fast was his action, The Lorentz contraction, Reduced his rapier to a disc. Question: Does Fitz's speed also reduce his opponent's rapier to a disc?

bartl 16y ago
>stuff "of interest to hackers" that isn't really about startups or hacking Maybe it is just me, but I am getting a bit tired of seeing all those posts that are only of interest to people in startups. After all, this is still "News for Hackers", not "News for Startups". I wouldn't follow it, if it was. Now, I don't really care that much about what gets through (although posts as "this particular company has one vacancy for a programmer" are really pushing it...) but I want to make clear that it's not up to one person to decide what content is allowable here -- except if that person happens to be PG.
Jun8 16y ago
Jeez, I was waiting for the right moment to unload this limerick, this post seems ideal There once was a lawyer named Rex With a diminutive organ of sex When charged with exposure He replied with composure De minimis non curat lex This is a great way to remember this Latin phrase (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_minimis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_minimis), which by the way is of interest to HNers, e.g. you don't report small items in your IRS return.
- DanielBMarkham 16y ago
  Every day we could have one post on HN that is something like "Say something funny" And keep the humor to just that. It would add some balance, give us a place to vent/joke/whatever, and also give the community a place to point to if commenters got out of control on other threads

bartl 16y ago

>stuff "of interest to hackers" that isn't really about startups or hacking Maybe it is just me, but I am getting a bit tired of seeing all those posts that are only of interest to people in startups. After all, this is still "News for Hackers", not "News for Startups". I wouldn't follow it, if it was. Now, I don't really care that much about what gets through (although posts as "this particular company has one vacancy for a programmer" are really pushing it...) but I want to make clear that it's not up to one person to decide what content is allowable here -- except if that person happens to be PG.

Jun8 16y ago

Jeez, I was waiting for the right moment to unload this limerick, this post seems ideal There once was a lawyer named Rex With a diminutive organ of sex When charged with exposure He replied with composure De minimis non curat lex This is a great way to remember this Latin phrase (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_minimis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_minimis), which by the way is of interest to HNers, e.g. you don't report small items in your IRS return.

DanielBMarkham 16y ago
Every day we could have one post on HN that is something like "Say something funny" And keep the humor to just that. It would add some balance, give us a place to vent/joke/whatever, and also give the community a place to point to if commenters got out of control on other threads