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I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that this was uninteresting for the same reason that the Stack Exchange Podcast is uninteresting: it was just a guy

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that this was uninteresting for the same reason that the Stack Exchange Podcast is uninteresting: it was just a guy talking about himself (SE Podcast occasionally has interesting shows, sooo much of it is just them ruminating about themselves, with a bunch of background racket). I didn't learn anything from this post, except that a Nerd Celebrity is leaving somewhere, with no technical information, no insight, nothing.

mountaineer 15y ago
Exactly. Is he taking 6 months off to do nothing? How is he doing that? Did he cash out something during the last investment round? Retainer? Sell some SE stock? How's he paying the bills?
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- CWIZO 15y ago
  What is this celebrity gossip channel?
  - mountaineer 15y ago
    I was just looking for a little more practical insight. If he's in the bay area, with a family, surely it takes significant personal capital to take a mini-retirement. PG has written before about startups being a compressed career, so I see Jeff executing that here and it's something in the back of my mind too as I toil away at day job and personal/startup projects.
- solutionyogi 15y ago
  Knowing Jeff, he would have posted those details on his blog if he wanted to share them with everyone. If he hasn't, let's assume that he is not interested in discussing his financials and respect that choice. I am sure we will hear from him whenever he is back with his new adventure.
- darrenkopp 15y ago
  Likely the ads on his blog.
- eliben 15y ago
  Seriously, why shouldn't a guy with years of programming career behind him be able to take 6 months off? It's only basic financial wisdom not to live on 99% of your earning and always save so you have something to fall back to.
untog 15y ago
It's his personal blog, I'm not sure what rules you are applying on what he is allowed to post to it. In any case, I thought there was content in there for everyone. Reflecting on what 'success' means, where your priorities ought to lie... it's all interesting stuff.
- georgieporgie 15y ago
  There's no rule that he can't post to his blog. I flagged it because it's not relevant hacker news. Just like downvotes, I explain my flags.
  - ascendant 15y ago
    Highly visible hacker/entrepreneur stepping down from running a resource that almost every hacker that reads HN probably uses on a nearly daily basis. Seems pretty relevant to me.
    - georgieporgie 15y ago
      There are a couple Show HN's and a hacker meetup around the second half of the front page, while this is at the top. I very much disagree with your assessment of its relevance.
      - eropple 15y ago
        I think it's inarguable that Atwood, through both Stack Overflow and his own personal blog, have had vastly greater impacts than either those Show HNs or that meetup will.
        georgieporgie 15y ago
        You think that Atwood leaving SO has more impact on HNers than HNer projects and networking events? I think that's ridiculous. I think that this is utterly not in keeping with what should be promoted on HN. This isn't /r/programming.
CWIZO 15y ago
Have you even read the article? He is leaving so he can spend quality time with his wife & kids. And mearly the fact that he is leaving is big news (if you ware stabbing at why is this here).
- georgieporgie 15y ago
  That isn't relevant hacker news. I explain when I downvote, and I explain when I flag articles.
  - antics 15y ago
    Why is this comment being downvoted? I don't agree with this user either, but it's so much more constructive to explain why you're downvoting things than it is to just downvote them and not say anything. As for you georgieporgie, good on you. I for one appreciate it when people explain why they're downvoting me.
chrisbennet 15y ago
I think it meets 2 criteria: 1) It's of interest to startup people or people who want to be. 2) It's of interest to developers (at least ones who use Stack Overflow).

mountaineer 15y ago

Exactly. Is he taking 6 months off to do nothing? How is he doing that? Did he cash out something during the last investment round? Retainer? Sell some SE stock? How's he paying the bills?

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CWIZO 15y ago
What is this celebrity gossip channel?
- mountaineer 15y ago
  I was just looking for a little more practical insight. If he's in the bay area, with a family, surely it takes significant personal capital to take a mini-retirement. PG has written before about startups being a compressed career, so I see Jeff executing that here and it's something in the back of my mind too as I toil away at day job and personal/startup projects.
solutionyogi 15y ago
Knowing Jeff, he would have posted those details on his blog if he wanted to share them with everyone. If he hasn't, let's assume that he is not interested in discussing his financials and respect that choice. I am sure we will hear from him whenever he is back with his new adventure.
darrenkopp 15y ago
Likely the ads on his blog.
eliben 15y ago
Seriously, why shouldn't a guy with years of programming career behind him be able to take 6 months off? It's only basic financial wisdom not to live on 99% of your earning and always save so you have something to fall back to.

untog 15y ago

It's his personal blog, I'm not sure what rules you are applying on what he is allowed to post to it. In any case, I thought there was content in there for everyone. Reflecting on what 'success' means, where your priorities ought to lie... it's all interesting stuff.

georgieporgie 15y ago
There's no rule that he can't post to his blog. I flagged it because it's not relevant hacker news. Just like downvotes, I explain my flags.
- ascendant 15y ago
  Highly visible hacker/entrepreneur stepping down from running a resource that almost every hacker that reads HN probably uses on a nearly daily basis. Seems pretty relevant to me.
  - georgieporgie 15y ago
    There are a couple Show HN's and a hacker meetup around the second half of the front page, while this is at the top. I very much disagree with your assessment of its relevance.
    - eropple 15y ago
      I think it's inarguable that Atwood, through both Stack Overflow and his own personal blog, have had vastly greater impacts than either those Show HNs or that meetup will.
      - georgieporgie 15y ago
        You think that Atwood leaving SO has more impact on HNers than HNer projects and networking events? I think that's ridiculous. I think that this is utterly not in keeping with what should be promoted on HN. This isn't /r/programming.

CWIZO 15y ago

Have you even read the article? He is leaving so he can spend quality time with his wife & kids. And mearly the fact that he is leaving is big news (if you ware stabbing at why is this here).

georgieporgie 15y ago
That isn't relevant hacker news. I explain when I downvote, and I explain when I flag articles.
- antics 15y ago
  Why is this comment being downvoted? I don't agree with this user either, but it's so much more constructive to explain why you're downvoting things than it is to just downvote them and not say anything. As for you georgieporgie, good on you. I for one appreciate it when people explain why they're downvoting me.

chrisbennet 15y ago

I think it meets 2 criteria: 1) It's of interest to startup people or people who want to be. 2) It's of interest to developers (at least ones who use Stack Overflow).