3 ms·
What's the history of this model? Was it organic, or was it planned from the beginning (or maybe a bit of both)? It's impressive when relatively small rules ca
by nomel 2y ago
What's the history of this model? Was it organic, or was it planned from the beginning (or maybe a bit of both)?
It's impressive when relatively small rules can so effectively set the vibe. I suppose you could claim you set rules that are well aligned with the eigenvectors of a nerd.
- dang 2y agoIt was set in motion by pg's original intention for the site (https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html goes back at least to 2009), and then these ways of articulating it evolved over the years. > I suppose you could claim you set rules that are well aligned with the eigenvectors of a nerd. That's a nice way to put it! I hope that's true.