My gut reaction was: Please keep the karma farming to Reddit - if you must... Though, the article is actually pretty interesting and points people in the direc

My gut reaction was: Please keep the karma farming to Reddit - if you must... Though, the article is actually pretty interesting and points people in the direction of the type of mindset that is appreciated and promoted on HackerNews - being a maker, and having a curious personality (and sharing it here). I think the info in this article could be gamified a bit, but really, it's usually pretty obvious if someone is sharing something out of genuine interest in it. It's pretty hard to pretend to be nerding out about a more efficient algorithm or how to hack together a programmable mirror.