Hacker News, at least to me, is much more that a "place for hacker news," it's a community. The news articles here are not just plain technology news - I could

Hacker News, at least to me, is much more that a "place for hacker news," it's a community. The news articles here are not just plain technology news - I could try CNET for that (Search "Father's Day Gifts" on CNET for a father's day related tech article). HN is run by people like you and me. We're smart people and we typically post and up vote things that other hackers will appreciate. I tend to overlook birthdays and holidays when I am dealing with other things, and I appreciate the fact that someone was thoughtful enough to post a reminder for me.