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I feel like Hacker News main purpose isn't a news aggregator anymore, it's turned in to a place to test the usability of your Web site with the kinds of people
by kirstenbirgit 7y ago
I feel like Hacker News main purpose isn't a news aggregator anymore, it's turned in to a place to test the usability of your Web site with the kinds of people who run NoScript or browse with a terminal.
- anderspitman 7y agoIt does feel that way.
- bookofjoe 7y agoOff topic: reading back through your comments here, I was surprised to learn you're Danish. Your written English is completely native and natural: is this typical of Danish people? Can schools be that effective?
- anderspitman 7y agoIn my experience, Swedes and Danes have scary good English.
- kirstenbirgit 7y agoThanks! I've been reading and writing English since I was about 10 years old, and I really like writing, so that might have something to do with it. I think that are various levels of proficiency, but in general, most Danes have a very good grasp of it, and it's easy to live here if you only speak English.
- bookofjoe 7y agoAt various times in my life I've spoken or studied Hebrew, Yiddish, Spanish, Japanese, and Italian. My proficiency is 0 in all of them. Sic transit gloria mundi....