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> And New Yorker article submitters don't understand that the HN crowd tends to prefer the Register style Speak for yourself, buddy.
by ThrowawayR2 7y ago
> And New Yorker article submitters don't understand that the HN crowd tends to prefer the Register style
Speak for yourself, buddy.
- dmix 7y agoNo one is taking away the New Yorker article. OP merely shared a link that’s better for those who want a short form version. Nothing wrong with having both. TLDRs will always be popular.
- SilasX 7y agoI'm speaking for the quality of discussion that happens when everyone is aware of the all the facts presented in the article, vs when everyone is mired in unproductive guesswork because they missed the critical details of the threat vector because it's wedged between a description of some boss's pursed lips and the coffee used that in that office. Edit: And "buddy"? Really?
- robocat 7y agoAlternatively, The Register article contains so little information you can't discuss much and hners create their own "facts".
- SilasX 7y agoOnly if the debate hinges on the idiosyncratic mannerisms of the subjects of the story. I saw plenty of substantive facts in the Register article, with less filler.
- notzuck 7y agoJust accept that not everyone wants the same as you. I like brevity but the first article painted a much better picture. The second one barely a dip into the most pertinent facts. This company is unknown to most and without the backstory my care level was at 0.
- SilasX 7y agoAnd yet you can’t give examples of the relevant facts that are in the NYer but not the Resgister (style of CEO’s jacket doesn’t count). I know people have different preferences. But beliefs —about which articles lead to productive discussions — can be confused. No one is spending the hour to read this before commenting. Expecting that is a bad idea.
- notzuck 7y agoI didn't care about this based on the register's reporting because they are nobodies. I cared about it based on the newyorkers because they told me the whole story. Different things are useful at different times. Today that useful thing happened to be the long form journalism rather than than the twitter form journalism.