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"Both the orange and red site recently spilled the tea about how mean Uncle React has been" Anyone know what this means?

by bagels 4y ago

Hellion 4y ago
If you know you know. If you don’t, it’s lobsters
oefrha 4y ago
Orange site is Hacker News. Red site, lobste.rs?
- maxbond 4y ago
  That was my guess as well (re lobste.rs), so I went there for the first time, but while the favicon is red the site itself doesn't have a prominent color at all, so I've no idea. Perhaps it's not a reference to the site's design, but that lobsters are red and that lobste.rs is, as I believe I saw [someone] once put it on twitter, "for people who need a second orange site in their lives?" (I removed the name because I can't find the tweet & don't want to risk putting words in their mouth.)
  - andykx 4y ago
    I check both sites for different reasons. I come here to read interesting content about a variety of topics - even things that I spend very little time thinking about. I trust the community's ability to curate interesting content. Even if you think my trust is misplaced, I derive enjoyment from the articles and the ensuing content. I go to lobste.rs for software development content exclusively. There seems to be a bit more of an intentional focus on that kind of content there.
    - maxbond 4y ago
      For sure. I'm being glib, and I have mixed feelings about this site, but I do come back here everyday for a reason.
doctoboggan 4y ago
Probably HN and reddit
- fsckboy 4y ago
  reddit color is referred to as orangered, particularly your inbox "you have mail" indicator
  - unmole 4y ago
    Orange site is HN.
- number6 4y ago
  The red site is https://lobste.rs/ https://lobste.rs/
melony 4y ago
Orange is the site you are currently reading this on.
Gigachad 4y ago
“The orange site” is some weird euphemism twitter users use when complaining about HN. It’s also a great search term to chuck in to twitter for some entertainment.
- gardenhedge 4y ago
  It seems to always be said with disdain. Is there a reason these people don't want to use the name? Do they really dislike the color orange?
  - SSLy 4y ago
    It's the same cultural phenomena as using euphemism to call out devils lurking below your bed. Humans have been doing this for thousands of years.
  - pas 4y ago
    because the name is harmless, uninteresting and unambiguous, but if anyone asks "what's that orange site" they can explain that it's bad because it's libertarian/capitalist/idealist/optimist/progressive/every-account-is-elon-musk-himself. and this helps them to maintain their nice oversimplification too.

"Both the orange and red site recently spilled the tea about how mean Uncle React has been" Anyone know what this means?

by bagels 4y ago

"Both the orange and red site recently spilled the tea about how mean Uncle React has been" Anyone know what this means?

Hellion 4y ago

If you know you know. If you don’t, it’s lobsters

oefrha 4y ago

Orange site is Hacker News. Red site, lobste.rs?

maxbond 4y ago
That was my guess as well (re lobste.rs), so I went there for the first time, but while the favicon is red the site itself doesn't have a prominent color at all, so I've no idea. Perhaps it's not a reference to the site's design, but that lobsters are red and that lobste.rs is, as I believe I saw [someone] once put it on twitter, "for people who need a second orange site in their lives?" (I removed the name because I can't find the tweet & don't want to risk putting words in their mouth.)
- andykx 4y ago
  I check both sites for different reasons. I come here to read interesting content about a variety of topics - even things that I spend very little time thinking about. I trust the community's ability to curate interesting content. Even if you think my trust is misplaced, I derive enjoyment from the articles and the ensuing content. I go to lobste.rs for software development content exclusively. There seems to be a bit more of an intentional focus on that kind of content there.
  - maxbond 4y ago
    For sure. I'm being glib, and I have mixed feelings about this site, but I do come back here everyday for a reason.

doctoboggan 4y ago

Probably HN and reddit

fsckboy 4y ago
reddit color is referred to as orangered, particularly your inbox "you have mail" indicator
- unmole 4y ago
  Orange site is HN.
number6 4y ago
The red site is https://lobste.rs/ https://lobste.rs/

melony 4y ago

Orange is the site you are currently reading this on.

Gigachad 4y ago

“The orange site” is some weird euphemism twitter users use when complaining about HN. It’s also a great search term to chuck in to twitter for some entertainment.

gardenhedge 4y ago
It seems to always be said with disdain. Is there a reason these people don't want to use the name? Do they really dislike the color orange?
- SSLy 4y ago
  It's the same cultural phenomena as using euphemism to call out devils lurking below your bed. Humans have been doing this for thousands of years.
- pas 4y ago
  because the name is harmless, uninteresting and unambiguous, but if anyone asks "what's that orange site" they can explain that it's bad because it's libertarian/capitalist/idealist/optimist/progressive/every-account-is-elon-musk-himself. and this helps them to maintain their nice oversimplification too.