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As the guidelines state, HN content doesn't have to be tech-related, it just has to gratify intellectual curiosity. Evidently, HN readers find Cardin's career a
by tomhoward 6y ago
As the guidelines state, HN content doesn't have to be tech-related, it just has to gratify intellectual curiosity. Evidently, HN readers find Cardin's career and legacy interesting enough to be worth upvoting and discussing.
- corin_ 6y agoIt's possible to consider "why has HN found this interesting" without also thinking "this shouldn't be on the site!". I'm very much onboard with what you wrote, but I too saw this post and wondered what it was about him that took his death to HN's front page.
- kolinko 6y ago+1, this is exactly what I meant. Not saying it doesn’t belong but asking why it’s interesting, because I’m sure there is a reason :)
- tomhoward 6y agoNo worries! It's just your initial comment did emphasise the question of his proximity to tech, whereas obituaries for non-tech-affiliated people appear on HN all the time - e.g., John le Carré, Diego Maradona, Sean Connery, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Eddie Van Halen all very recently.