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Thank you HN for showing (essentially) the same list of stories on the front page for everyone. A shared display of common topics is a good foundation for a goo

Thank you HN for showing (essentially) the same list of stories on the front page for everyone. A shared display of common topics is a good foundation for a good forum.

amelius 4y ago
How do you know this is true?
- kzrdude 4y ago
  I'm guessing from what I see in incognito mode and logged-in. One reason I have a caveat in there, is that there is a button called hide, so you don't have to see particular stories.
  - amelius 4y ago
    I was referring to the last sentence. How do you know this is a good foundation for a good forum?
    - kzrdude 4y ago
      I don't know, it's an opinion.
      - aliqot 4y ago
        how dare you
- dang 4y ago
  We don't know that it's true, but what kzrdude described is definitely part of the mental model (or, if you like, the DNA) of the site. https://hn.algolia.com/?query=silo%20by%3Adang&dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?query=silo%20by%3Adang&dateRange=all...
  - kzrdude 4y ago
    That was interesting, thank you. I had picked up some of that by osmosis of course, but not read all that you linked to.
  - amelius 4y ago
    Confusing terminology, imho. Facebook is a data-silo in this sense: https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatamanagement/definition/data-silo https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatamanagement/definition/d... So the word already has at least two meanings in the context of IT.
    - dang 4y ago
      Those usages don't seem so different to me. They both refer to isolated partitions. No?
asdff 4y ago
OTOH it changes dramatically with time and certain topics seem to end up below the fold, even if its a couple hours old post with a lot of engagement. I wish there was a chronological sort with a threshold vote filter, I guess I can get that from hnrss though.
- 93po 4y ago
  hckrnews.com is exactly what you are asking for, I use it exclusively

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Thank you HN for showing (essentially) the same list of stories on the front page for everyone. A shared display of common topics is a good foundation for a goo

by kzrdude 4y ago

Thank you HN for showing (essentially) the same list of stories on the front page for everyone. A shared display of common topics is a good foundation for a good forum.

amelius 4y ago
How do you know this is true?
- kzrdude 4y ago
  I'm guessing from what I see in incognito mode and logged-in. One reason I have a caveat in there, is that there is a button called hide, so you don't have to see particular stories.
  - amelius 4y ago
    I was referring to the last sentence. How do you know this is a good foundation for a good forum?
    - kzrdude 4y ago
      I don't know, it's an opinion.
      - aliqot 4y ago
        how dare you
- dang 4y ago
  We don't know that it's true, but what kzrdude described is definitely part of the mental model (or, if you like, the DNA) of the site. https://hn.algolia.com/?query=silo%20by%3Adang&dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?query=silo%20by%3Adang&dateRange=all...
  - kzrdude 4y ago
    That was interesting, thank you. I had picked up some of that by osmosis of course, but not read all that you linked to.
  - amelius 4y ago
    Confusing terminology, imho. Facebook is a data-silo in this sense: https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatamanagement/definition/data-silo https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatamanagement/definition/d... So the word already has at least two meanings in the context of IT.
    - dang 4y ago
      Those usages don't seem so different to me. They both refer to isolated partitions. No?
asdff 4y ago
OTOH it changes dramatically with time and certain topics seem to end up below the fold, even if its a couple hours old post with a lot of engagement. I wish there was a chronological sort with a threshold vote filter, I guess I can get that from hnrss though.
- 93po 4y ago
  hckrnews.com is exactly what you are asking for, I use it exclusively