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HN is just another slashdot. And slashdot looks like it's still going fine: https://slashdot.org/ https://slashdot.org/

by nfoz 7y ago

segfaultbuserr 7y ago
Yes, but I think it doesn't replace HN. The first difference is that Slashdot provides a summary of the news, so most Slashdot users do actually read the news, and makes a few points down in comment; unlike Hacker News, where many don't and just wait for a chance to jump in and post comments. Therefore, the contents are often of a different nature, HN is closer to a forum. Also, the current Slashdot is truly different from early Slashdot. It seems to be more corporative and commercial. On early Slashdot, you can occasionally see interviews and book reviews dedicated to the community, you rarely see those post nowadays, if any. Also, in recent years, Slashdot implemented (or refused to implement) changes and created a strong opposition within a subgroup of users, and gave to birth of forks of smaller site. While HN is still here and living well (I do know Lobster is a HN fork). So both HN and Slashdot needs archives, and they should know better not to push for destructive upgrades that makes reading historical posts difficult. Both work well today, but I don't know what would happen in the future.
- skinnymuch 7y ago
  HN is pretty corporate for YC companies and stuff.
kadoban 7y ago
It still exists, I guess. It's a pale shadow of what it once was, and not even close to as useful or fun as HN.
REDDitMen 7y ago
And Slashdot looks like it's still going. To me it's more of an very early reddit.
serf 7y ago
Slashdot has been a walking dead version of its' former self once it sold to SourceForge.
- chipotle_coyote 7y ago
  VA Linux, the company behind SourceForge, bought Slashdot back in 2000, so that kinda sounds harsh to me -- I mean, the site only launched in 1997. :) I think it slid into gradual irrelevance in the following decade, but I'm not sure there was any one moment that did it. Personally, I'd date its decline to 2011, perhaps not coincidentally shortly after founding editor Rob Malda left.
  - sweettea 7y ago
    I'd say it was the forced rollout of Beta. I haven't been to Slashdot since... Soylent News is high-quality and not too distracting.
    - chipotle_coyote 7y ago
      I don't honestly remember much about Beta other than not having the impression it was an improvement. :) But I don't think Dice, which bought the site in... 2012, I think?, was a very good steward of the brand. I'd never heard of Soylent News. I can't decide if I love or hate that name. :)
  - cmdrtaco 7y ago
    You give me to much credit, chipotle. Or perhaps I should call you... El Coyote!
- tyfon 7y ago
  Yep, I have a user in the 12000 uid series there and it has not been the same since Rob (CmdrTaco) left. HN is the closest I can get to a replacement.

HN is just another slashdot. And slashdot looks like it's still going fine: https://slashdot.org/ https://slashdot.org/

by nfoz 7y ago

HN is just another slashdot. And slashdot looks like it's still going fine: https://slashdot.org/ https://slashdot.org/

Yes, but I think it doesn't replace HN. The first difference is that Slashdot provides a summary of the news, so most Slashdot users do actually read the news, and makes a few points down in comment; unlike Hacker News, where many don't and just wait for a chance to jump in and post comments. Therefore, the contents are often of a different nature, HN is closer to a forum. Also, the current Slashdot is truly different from early Slashdot. It seems to be more corporative and commercial. On early Slashdot, you can occasionally see interviews and book reviews dedicated to the community, you rarely see those post nowadays, if any. Also, in recent years, Slashdot implemented (or refused to implement) changes and created a strong opposition within a subgroup of users, and gave to birth of forks of smaller site. While HN is still here and living well (I do know Lobster is a HN fork). So both HN and Slashdot needs archives, and they should know better not to push for destructive upgrades that makes reading historical posts difficult. Both work well today, but I don't know what would happen in the future.

skinnymuch 7y ago
HN is pretty corporate for YC companies and stuff.

kadoban 7y ago

It still exists, I guess. It's a pale shadow of what it once was, and not even close to as useful or fun as HN.

REDDitMen 7y ago

And Slashdot looks like it's still going. To me it's more of an very early reddit.

serf 7y ago

Slashdot has been a walking dead version of its' former self once it sold to SourceForge.

chipotle_coyote 7y ago
VA Linux, the company behind SourceForge, bought Slashdot back in 2000, so that kinda sounds harsh to me -- I mean, the site only launched in 1997. :) I think it slid into gradual irrelevance in the following decade, but I'm not sure there was any one moment that did it. Personally, I'd date its decline to 2011, perhaps not coincidentally shortly after founding editor Rob Malda left.
- sweettea 7y ago
  I'd say it was the forced rollout of Beta. I haven't been to Slashdot since... Soylent News is high-quality and not too distracting.
  - chipotle_coyote 7y ago
    I don't honestly remember much about Beta other than not having the impression it was an improvement. :) But I don't think Dice, which bought the site in... 2012, I think?, was a very good steward of the brand. I'd never heard of Soylent News. I can't decide if I love or hate that name. :)
- cmdrtaco 7y ago
  You give me to much credit, chipotle. Or perhaps I should call you... El Coyote!
tyfon 7y ago
Yep, I have a user in the 12000 uid series there and it has not been the same since Rob (CmdrTaco) left. HN is the closest I can get to a replacement.