Agreed, though I'd say posts like this one are something of an exception; if you weren't already aware of the story, you wouldn't even think to search for it. S

Agreed, though I'd say posts like this one are something of an exception; if you weren't already aware of the story, you wouldn't even think to search for it. So it serves as a sort of "hey, HN users, you might be interested in this" post, rather than a discussion area for an article which people might well find via other sources, and want to see discussions about.