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Why would we visit forbes.com to learn about astronomy?

by ataturk 8y ago

ComputerGuru 8y ago
A true scholar seeks knowledge wherever it may be found.
paulie_a 8y ago
Because Forbes actually has quality in depth reporting on a variety of topics.
gnulinux 8y ago
Is there a specific reason we shouldn't, do you think?
King-Aaron 8y ago
Because it just so happens that Forbes has an article about astronomy.
- bencollier49 8y ago
  Yes, but it's probably rubbish clickbait. They locked me out of the site when I opted out of tracking. Good riddance and I look forward to their receiving a hefty fine from the EU for GDPR non-compliance.
  - King-Aaron 8y ago
    The title doesn't seem to embellish the article, and others are noting that the author is credible. Sorry to hear that you were blocked from being able to read it.
    - akvadrako 8y ago
      The author is not credible - he posts almost every day and he doesn't understand half of it. It's just fluff.
      - Fricken 8y ago
        Ethan Siegel is trained as a theoretical astrophysicist.
        akvadrako 8y ago
        And unable to make it as a scientist, he turns to journalism, where he can spout any bullshit without having to back it up with facts.
      - King-Aaron 8y ago
        ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I'm just going off what others with a deeper understanding of theoretical astrophysics than me are saying.
  - mhandley 8y ago
    Yes, I had the same issue. Selected just the minimal cookies they said they needed to run the site. Site makes you way several minutes while the "process your request". Then got locked out. Oh well, another site I can live without, but I too look forward to them getting a fine from the EU.
    - tekkk 8y ago
      Yup just ridiculous. Opting out of targeted advertising doesn't mean you can't show ads. Dumbest thing really, how much more money they were going to make if I consented to ad tracking? A percent of a cent?
acqq 8y ago
Alternatively, buy the author's book: http://amzn.to/2oWv6KK http://amzn.to/2oWv6KK Or search with the title, the author republishes his articles later.
pferde 8y ago
We would not, because with javascript disabled, it only displays blank page. :)
- swebs 8y ago
  Same. Here's an archive: http://archive.li/TUHro http://archive.li/TUHro It would be great if HN had an auto-archive feature now that more people are becoming privacy conscious.
hansen 8y ago
Because the author is a well respected scientist and quite talented science writer & journalist. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Siegel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Siegel

Why would we visit forbes.com to learn about astronomy?

ComputerGuru 8y ago

A true scholar seeks knowledge wherever it may be found.

paulie_a 8y ago

Because Forbes actually has quality in depth reporting on a variety of topics.

gnulinux 8y ago

Is there a specific reason we shouldn't, do you think?

King-Aaron 8y ago

Because it just so happens that Forbes has an article about astronomy.

bencollier49 8y ago
Yes, but it's probably rubbish clickbait. They locked me out of the site when I opted out of tracking. Good riddance and I look forward to their receiving a hefty fine from the EU for GDPR non-compliance.
- King-Aaron 8y ago
  The title doesn't seem to embellish the article, and others are noting that the author is credible. Sorry to hear that you were blocked from being able to read it.
  - akvadrako 8y ago
    The author is not credible - he posts almost every day and he doesn't understand half of it. It's just fluff.
    - Fricken 8y ago
      Ethan Siegel is trained as a theoretical astrophysicist.
      - akvadrako 8y ago
        And unable to make it as a scientist, he turns to journalism, where he can spout any bullshit without having to back it up with facts.
    - King-Aaron 8y ago
      ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I'm just going off what others with a deeper understanding of theoretical astrophysics than me are saying.
- mhandley 8y ago
  Yes, I had the same issue. Selected just the minimal cookies they said they needed to run the site. Site makes you way several minutes while the "process your request". Then got locked out. Oh well, another site I can live without, but I too look forward to them getting a fine from the EU.
  - tekkk 8y ago
    Yup just ridiculous. Opting out of targeted advertising doesn't mean you can't show ads. Dumbest thing really, how much more money they were going to make if I consented to ad tracking? A percent of a cent?

acqq 8y ago

Alternatively, buy the author's book: http://amzn.to/2oWv6KK http://amzn.to/2oWv6KK Or search with the title, the author republishes his articles later.

pferde 8y ago

We would not, because with javascript disabled, it only displays blank page. :)

swebs 8y ago
Same. Here's an archive: http://archive.li/TUHro http://archive.li/TUHro It would be great if HN had an auto-archive feature now that more people are becoming privacy conscious.

hansen 8y ago

Because the author is a well respected scientist and quite talented science writer & journalist. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Siegel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Siegel