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I'd have to disagree with your interpretation of the guidelines. "On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking

by lambada 15y ago

I'd have to disagree with your interpretation of the guidelines. "On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity." I would say that this is interesting and gratifies one's intellectual curiosity - especially for the questions it raises regarding pepper spray usage and police enforcement, along with the wider questions from the various Occupy movements.

knowtheory 15y ago
There's a closer connection. HN's population certainly overlaps with the population of US students, and i'd argue that the University of California system is particularly interesting/relevant within the student bodies in the US. When you have faculty members calling for the resignation of one of the UC chancellors, especially in what i'd argue is fairly legitimate grounds (physical harm to unarmed, peaceful students), that is actually a subject of interest.
- genieyclo 15y ago
  On a number of different subreddits, sure. But on Hacker News?