True, but going back a few years, Digg had a very similar community to HN. As it branched out into other topics it really lost focus and is the site we never vi

True, but going back a few years, Digg had a very similar community to HN. As it branched out into other topics it really lost focus and is the site we never visit today :) Many HNers are former Diggers. It's just been a few years.