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We've got, like, 99% of media talking about this, could we please avoid it on technical resource? As much as I love reading opinions of tech people, I'd still r

by IYasha 5y ago

We've got, like, 99% of media talking about this, could we please avoid it on technical resource? As much as I love reading opinions of tech people, I'd still rather not see these kind of disputes here. Sorry if I offended anyone.

version_five 5y ago
I cancelled my subscription to The Economist after it basically turned into the Covid news in 2020 and was offering little value over what I could get anywhere. I agree with you that if this goes on, HN needs to stop talking about it, or at least scale back to rare instances where something materially new happens. I think there's some room in the first couple days for these stories to dominate though, it's kn everybody's mind and it's tough to just shut it out entirely
- DyslexicAtheist 5y ago
  there are so many links to chose from on HN, I don't know how people can be so petty and lament on what others engage with. If the frontpage doesn't have enough there is the new posts section that have some interesting things that usually stays hidden. it might not get the same volume of discussion but it's still better than complaining that others aren't being absorbed by identical content at all times.
  - skinnymuch 5y ago
    If one is here for the comments, your suggestion doesn’t help
    - DyslexicAtheist 5y ago
      submit articles that you feel should be discussed? or upvote new submissions to help them get the weight to hit FP?
      - skinnymuch 5y ago
        Sure. That doesn’t change the tides though.
hotz 5y ago
You're not alone.
chrisseaton 5y ago
Urban warfare is very 'hacker' in my mind. Lots of asymmetry and subversion of infrastructure.
pmoriarty 5y ago
From HN's Guidelines[1]: "Please don't complain that a submission is inappropriate. If a story is spam or off-topic, flag it." [1] - https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
Banana699 5y ago
HN is pretty good at absorbing divisive mind killer topics, at most they get 1 popular post or 2. Not saying it's not annoying, but the fault is on the media ecosystem with its fatigue-inducing non-stop coverage, HN just touches and go. You should see reddit, the whole site is flooded with the topic for the 3rd day straight now, even cats subreddits for crying out loud.

by IYasha 5y ago

version_five 5y ago

I cancelled my subscription to The Economist after it basically turned into the Covid news in 2020 and was offering little value over what I could get anywhere. I agree with you that if this goes on, HN needs to stop talking about it, or at least scale back to rare instances where something materially new happens. I think there's some room in the first couple days for these stories to dominate though, it's kn everybody's mind and it's tough to just shut it out entirely

DyslexicAtheist 5y ago
there are so many links to chose from on HN, I don't know how people can be so petty and lament on what others engage with. If the frontpage doesn't have enough there is the new posts section that have some interesting things that usually stays hidden. it might not get the same volume of discussion but it's still better than complaining that others aren't being absorbed by identical content at all times.
- skinnymuch 5y ago
  If one is here for the comments, your suggestion doesn’t help
  - DyslexicAtheist 5y ago
    submit articles that you feel should be discussed? or upvote new submissions to help them get the weight to hit FP?
    - skinnymuch 5y ago
      Sure. That doesn’t change the tides though.

hotz 5y ago

You're not alone.

chrisseaton 5y ago

Urban warfare is very 'hacker' in my mind. Lots of asymmetry and subversion of infrastructure.

pmoriarty 5y ago

From HN's Guidelines[1]: "Please don't complain that a submission is inappropriate. If a story is spam or off-topic, flag it." [1] - https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Banana699 5y ago

HN is pretty good at absorbing divisive mind killer topics, at most they get 1 popular post or 2. Not saying it's not annoying, but the fault is on the media ecosystem with its fatigue-inducing non-stop coverage, HN just touches and go. You should see reddit, the whole site is flooded with the topic for the 3rd day straight now, even cats subreddits for crying out loud.