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I like the name, it's much catchier than some of the other sites jumping on this meme. On the other hand, is the general HN population okay with this becoming

I like the name, it's much catchier than some of the other sites jumping on this meme. On the other hand, is the general HN population okay with this becoming "Hustler News"? I ask this genuinely, as some of the entrepreneurs and investors that I've met have an aversion to make-a-quick-buck or lifestyle businesses. Thoughts anyone?

sbisker 16y ago
I think "hacking the business world" is quickly becoming the new "picking locks" amongst those who fit more general definitions of "hacker". Maybe this is a fad (like "life hacking" was a year or two back, for instance) but like all fads, some fraction of those exposed to it will really get into it and make it part of their identity. As a hacker in the general sense, I don't mind being exposed to these fads, because I know eventually one will come along that resonates me (and in the meantime, the others are interesting to watch.)
noodle 16y ago
there's a balance to be struck. just like some people work a day job to fund their side projects or bootstrapped startups, some people are going to need to do a little hustle to help fund their more interesting but less profitable passions. i don't mind occasionally reading about it, as long as it doesn't fill up the queue and the things that are presented are of good quality and informative.
- retroafroman 16y ago
  This is pretty much my thought as well. I honestly found some of the writeup, marketing and statistics of the "Snowpocalypse" shirt kind of interesting. I'm all for making a buck, but not sure if the I'm much interested in hearing about this meme/shirt idea anymore. Not to discourage anyone from doing it, just not sure if it's so newsworthy. I do find that domain name an absolute winner (no pun intended), and I'd keep it for some other project in the future if I were the owner.
  - noodle 16y ago
    i'm less interested in this link. i'd be more interested in the details behind how this guy got this going, what he's doing, and how well its performing.
    - hallmark 16y ago
      I agree completely. Without the background writeup, this is just free advertising on HN. Yes, physcab promises the writeup/postmortem later, if the site proves successful. But in the mean time, leave us alone? In the past week or two I've felt the overall quality of HN take a dive, so I'm feeling a bit defensive at the moment.

sbisker 16y ago

I think "hacking the business world" is quickly becoming the new "picking locks" amongst those who fit more general definitions of "hacker". Maybe this is a fad (like "life hacking" was a year or two back, for instance) but like all fads, some fraction of those exposed to it will really get into it and make it part of their identity. As a hacker in the general sense, I don't mind being exposed to these fads, because I know eventually one will come along that resonates me (and in the meantime, the others are interesting to watch.)

noodle 16y ago

there's a balance to be struck. just like some people work a day job to fund their side projects or bootstrapped startups, some people are going to need to do a little hustle to help fund their more interesting but less profitable passions. i don't mind occasionally reading about it, as long as it doesn't fill up the queue and the things that are presented are of good quality and informative.

retroafroman 16y ago
This is pretty much my thought as well. I honestly found some of the writeup, marketing and statistics of the "Snowpocalypse" shirt kind of interesting. I'm all for making a buck, but not sure if the I'm much interested in hearing about this meme/shirt idea anymore. Not to discourage anyone from doing it, just not sure if it's so newsworthy. I do find that domain name an absolute winner (no pun intended), and I'd keep it for some other project in the future if I were the owner.
- noodle 16y ago
  i'm less interested in this link. i'd be more interested in the details behind how this guy got this going, what he's doing, and how well its performing.
  - hallmark 16y ago
    I agree completely. Without the background writeup, this is just free advertising on HN. Yes, physcab promises the writeup/postmortem later, if the site proves successful. But in the mean time, leave us alone? In the past week or two I've felt the overall quality of HN take a dive, so I'm feeling a bit defensive at the moment.