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A side issue, but... can anyone tell me why people say "the orange site" instead of just saying Hacker News, as if it is a bad word or a secret?
by jrochkind1 4y ago
A side issue, but... can anyone tell me why people say "the orange site" instead of just saying Hacker News, as if it is a bad word or a secret?
- Stratoscope 4y agoThey're just showing off their cleverness. It's not even orange for me. I changed the "topcolor" in my profile settings to d0c8b5 - a darker shade of the body background color. Now the only orange thing is the Y logo. Much easier on my eyes this way.
- neongreen 4y agoIt’s been irking me as well, so I looked up “the orange site” in HN search and apparently it’s a euphemism some people who dislike HN use on Twitter. I’d love to know who started using it first, though.