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Two other posts from today: * Ask HN: Why does a busy man build a shed? (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29767682 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=297

• hddherman 5y ago
  I've noticed this happening as well, and the explanation that I've stuck with is that the follow-up posts are posted by readers who recognize a similar article they've previously read that's deserving of a (re)post on HN.
  • detaro 5y ago
    That, or they go searching for additional information and find related articles. Another easy one to spot: there's sometimes clusters of articles from the same site if it's not a well-known one - people look around the site, find other good stuff and submit that too.
  • progfix 5y ago
    Sure, but I noticed those similar posts always have the same keywords in them. This time it is "sheds" and I am a little bit in disbelief that someone is gonna post more about sheds :). The first post wasn't even about sheds, it was a question about hobbies. I don't say that this bad or anything, in fact I like that every day has a different topic on the front page. If this is a natural phenomenon then I have not heard about it yet (and it might be interesting to research?).
• yurishimo 5y ago
  No. A lot of people in tech really like to live vicariously through other makers (woodworking, esp). It appeals to both the DIY crowd, which in a way is basically our entire career, and a real life problem of programmers not being able to work in peace, whether at home, or in a bullpen of peers.
• hermitcrab 5y ago
  Men love sheds.