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Oh, hey, that's mine. Thanks for posting it. I have stopped posting all my articles to HN since most weren't getting any attention.

graemep 2y ago
BSD always seems to be a popular topic on HN. I think there are a fair few BSD users here, and there are also a lot of us who wonder whether we should be using it for its boringness. I think Marinelli's blog post was discussed on HN earlier: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41732415 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41732415
- Terretta 2y ago
  > there are also a lot of us who wonder whether we should be using it for its boringness Yes.
- wkat4242 2y ago
  I use it on my desktop and I love the boringness. It's not constantly trying to push new stuff I didn't ask for (eg ipconfig to ip, systemd, snaps, etc). It's just sticking with what works. I like that. Linux distros try to reinvent the wheel too much for my liking.
Terretta 2y ago
By the nature of innovation of products on platforms, most HN readers are noisily building experiments on top of things rather than quietly building the stable things underneath. Pizazz is interesting when hyping the new new things; boring is interesting when hosting the world. I'd guess it's not that you're not getting any attention, I'd guess the handful of global infra builders don't stand out in your stats.
- lproven 2y ago
  > I'd guess it's not that you're not getting any attention I am a humble reporter. I don't have access to most of the Reg's internal stats about who is viewing a page, from where, etc. I'm just going by the fact that most of my HN submissions got no upvotes and no comments. One commenter in another discussion said my subs were getting [flagged] and/or [dead] as spam. I only see one sub ever as being flagged. I think it was this one: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38445020 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38445020 ... Which as it happens did get lots of engagement, then AFAICS due to a misunderstanding of the title got edited, then it got flagged. But I do not know the details. Saying that, I suppose it's possible that normally this is invisible to me somehow, or that others see stuff as dead that I can't? I don't know.
  - ThePowerOfFuet 2y ago
    Yes, a LOT of your submissions are dead. Email hn at ycombinator com and they will surely be able to give you some insight.
    - lproven 2y ago
      Meh. I have just stopped bothering.

graemep 2y ago

BSD always seems to be a popular topic on HN. I think there are a fair few BSD users here, and there are also a lot of us who wonder whether we should be using it for its boringness. I think Marinelli's blog post was discussed on HN earlier: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41732415 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41732415

Terretta 2y ago
> there are also a lot of us who wonder whether we should be using it for its boringness Yes.
wkat4242 2y ago
I use it on my desktop and I love the boringness. It's not constantly trying to push new stuff I didn't ask for (eg ipconfig to ip, systemd, snaps, etc). It's just sticking with what works. I like that. Linux distros try to reinvent the wheel too much for my liking.

Terretta 2y ago

By the nature of innovation of products on platforms, most HN readers are noisily building experiments on top of things rather than quietly building the stable things underneath. Pizazz is interesting when hyping the new new things; boring is interesting when hosting the world. I'd guess it's not that you're not getting any attention, I'd guess the handful of global infra builders don't stand out in your stats.

lproven 2y ago
> I'd guess it's not that you're not getting any attention I am a humble reporter. I don't have access to most of the Reg's internal stats about who is viewing a page, from where, etc. I'm just going by the fact that most of my HN submissions got no upvotes and no comments. One commenter in another discussion said my subs were getting [flagged] and/or [dead] as spam. I only see one sub ever as being flagged. I think it was this one: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38445020 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38445020 ... Which as it happens did get lots of engagement, then AFAICS due to a misunderstanding of the title got edited, then it got flagged. But I do not know the details. Saying that, I suppose it's possible that normally this is invisible to me somehow, or that others see stuff as dead that I can't? I don't know.
- ThePowerOfFuet 2y ago
  Yes, a LOT of your submissions are dead. Email hn at ycombinator com and they will surely be able to give you some insight.
  - lproven 2y ago
    Meh. I have just stopped bothering.