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Also, why is this not on the front page? This has over 110 points while a post about OpenVMS on the front page has 34 points. While I agree that OpenVMS is coo
by basementcat 2y ago
Also, why is this not on the front page? This has over 110 points while a post about OpenVMS on the front page has 34 points.
While I agree that OpenVMS is cool, I think the fate of over 20 million lives (due to the suspension of PEPFAR) deserves more weight than an obscure 50 year old operating system.
- dang 2y ago> why is this not on the front page? This has over 110 points while a post about OpenVMS on the front page has 34 points. This question, phrased in the general case, is in the FAQ: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html. (Look for "Why is A ranked below B even though A has more points and is newer?") In the present case, users flagged it and it set off the flamewar detector. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42857139 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42857139.
- tredre3 2y agoSimple: many (perhaps even most?) visitors take the name "hacker news" literally and are not interested in discussing socioeconomic news. At least not on this forum.