I think it's more valuable than other ways I might waste time. That said there's another advantage that I think is more important. I'm passionate about techno

I think it's more valuable than other ways I might waste time. That said there's another advantage that I think is more important. I'm passionate about technology. The people who work for me like technology but aren't as passionate as I am. So I require a half hour of HN time of them every day and I've found it makes them much better employees. Conversations around the office focus on technology rather than "what you did last night" and everyone is better in touch with future trends (something that many code jockeys tend to ignore)