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by mlnj 2y ago

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nathanaldensr 2y ago
Either that or, you know, we want to keep Hacker News about tech. Lots of us don't want /r/politics here.
- watwut 2y ago
  That is who all the pro homeschool posts stayed. Or pro Musk posts.
- mlnj 2y ago
  Hacker News is not just about tech. There's plenty of discussion about philosophy, science, economics, health, hobbies and trivia. I doubt we would have much to talk about here if Elon was not deeply involved in this storyline. There's plenty of government stuff that goes on without much to comment on that is Hacker News material.
- JoshTko 2y ago
  HN isn't just about tech, it's also about hacking. And this article is definitely about hacking.
- ModernMech 2y ago
  Hacker News isn't about tech isn't about hackers. Right there in the name. Other systems besides tech systems can be hacked. What's happening with DOGE can be viewed as a hack of one of the biggest systems of all time. And it's ongoing. This article is chronicling part of that hack, and I can't believe the tech minds at HN aren't more interested in it.
- computerthings 2y ago
  then why is it always the same handful of people saying that
- dang 2y ago
  Posts about this from yesterday, with lots of additional links, if anyone wants to read about how we approach politics on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43134514 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43134514 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43134386 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43134386
- aranelsurion 2y ago
  I wonder, at the risk of turning HN to a Reddit clone, wouldn't it make sense to at least a have a few simple categories/tags here? Seems to me most people want to filter HN on "purely tech", "tech-adjacent news" (incl. politics) and "startups/business". Maybe if we had something like 3-5 folders to put content here, everyone would be happier.
- AlecSchueler 2y ago
  Why is everything about their data access for example also being flagged? Sometimes there is a crossover between tech and politics so there needs to be some slack.
  - dang 2y ago
    Not all—for example, there was this megathread a couple days ago: DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43112084 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43112084 - Feb 2025 (1644 comments) Why not more? The short answer is that avoiding too much repetition is core to HN. For a longer answer, follow the links I posted elsewhere in this thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43142645 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43142645 - they'll give you more material on this than you could possibly want to read. > Sometimes there is a crossover between tech and politics so there needs to be some slack. That's how we look at it too. For more, see the links at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43142682 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43142682. These also point to years' worth of explanations (which you may or may not want), but all the common questions have been answered many times there.
- belter 2y ago
  So would you say a story like this one, ( it's not even worthwhile to post as it would be flagged...) "NOAA scientists refuse to link warming weather to climate change" - https://www.newscientist.com/article/2469442-noaa-scientists-refuse-to-link-warming-weather-to-climate-change/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2469442-noaa-scientists... Is this about Science OR politics OR politics changing science? And can you elaborate why it should not belong here?

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by mlnj 2y ago

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nathanaldensr 2y ago

Either that or, you know, we want to keep Hacker News about tech. Lots of us don't want /r/politics here.

watwut 2y ago
That is who all the pro homeschool posts stayed. Or pro Musk posts.
mlnj 2y ago
Hacker News is not just about tech. There's plenty of discussion about philosophy, science, economics, health, hobbies and trivia. I doubt we would have much to talk about here if Elon was not deeply involved in this storyline. There's plenty of government stuff that goes on without much to comment on that is Hacker News material.
JoshTko 2y ago
HN isn't just about tech, it's also about hacking. And this article is definitely about hacking.
ModernMech 2y ago
Hacker News isn't about tech isn't about hackers. Right there in the name. Other systems besides tech systems can be hacked. What's happening with DOGE can be viewed as a hack of one of the biggest systems of all time. And it's ongoing. This article is chronicling part of that hack, and I can't believe the tech minds at HN aren't more interested in it.
computerthings 2y ago
then why is it always the same handful of people saying that
dang 2y ago
Posts about this from yesterday, with lots of additional links, if anyone wants to read about how we approach politics on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43134514 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43134514 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43134386 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43134386
aranelsurion 2y ago
I wonder, at the risk of turning HN to a Reddit clone, wouldn't it make sense to at least a have a few simple categories/tags here? Seems to me most people want to filter HN on "purely tech", "tech-adjacent news" (incl. politics) and "startups/business". Maybe if we had something like 3-5 folders to put content here, everyone would be happier.
AlecSchueler 2y ago
Why is everything about their data access for example also being flagged? Sometimes there is a crossover between tech and politics so there needs to be some slack.
- dang 2y ago
  Not all—for example, there was this megathread a couple days ago: DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43112084 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43112084 - Feb 2025 (1644 comments) Why not more? The short answer is that avoiding too much repetition is core to HN. For a longer answer, follow the links I posted elsewhere in this thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43142645 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43142645 - they'll give you more material on this than you could possibly want to read. > Sometimes there is a crossover between tech and politics so there needs to be some slack. That's how we look at it too. For more, see the links at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43142682 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43142682. These also point to years' worth of explanations (which you may or may not want), but all the common questions have been answered many times there.
belter 2y ago
So would you say a story like this one, ( it's not even worthwhile to post as it would be flagged...) "NOAA scientists refuse to link warming weather to climate change" - https://www.newscientist.com/article/2469442-noaa-scientists-refuse-to-link-warming-weather-to-climate-change/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2469442-noaa-scientists... Is this about Science OR politics OR politics changing science? And can you elaborate why it should not belong here?