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I love HN because despite the bias for software development and entrepreneurship, the content - both links and comments - is pretty diverse. The users here trul
by zaat 5y ago
I love HN because despite the bias for software development and entrepreneurship, the content - both links and comments - is pretty diverse. The users here truly come from all walks of life. For me the HN is great exactly because most content isn't directly relevant to me professionally, it's a source for a lot of information that probably will not reach me in other ways, but still benefits me in many ways.
An HN for Sysadmins will probably be just another r/sysadmin.
- dang 5y ago> The users here truly come from all walks of life. Boy is that true. I was amazed by this thread, which I ran across the other day, having completely missed it at the time: Ask HN: Non-tech professionals on HN? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28788540 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28788540 - Oct 2021 (207 comments) Among others, I noticed (in their own words) a NASA nuclear space engineer, an underground mining engineer, an uneducated French house-husband, a California farmer, a cultural historian, an Anglican priest, a bassoon player in a professional orchestra, a manager at a Chicago pizzeria, a helicopter pilot, a voice actor, a dermatologist, a carpenter, a consulting hypnotist, and a retired neurosurgical anesthesiologist. That was fun. Edit: a professional conductor? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31577957 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31577957 - I feel like someone should keep track of these...
- dredmorbius 5y agoA space alien cat.