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The orange site discusses the article in the first footnote here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43573507 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43573507
by rzzzt 2y ago
The orange site discusses the article in the first footnote here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43573507 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43573507
- yjftsjthsd-h 2y agoWhy "the orange site"?
- tom_ 2y agoSee the first sentence of the article!
- yjftsjthsd-h 2y ago? > the title is a cheeky reference to something at the front page of the orange site today Yes, that's what I'm asking. Why do people refer to HN as "the orange site"?
- tom_ 2y agoOh, right. Well, that's easy: it's an orange site. I've seen it typically (though not universally) used seemingly dismissively, so I've always assumed it was a euphemism. People very commonly refrain from naming a thing directly if they disapprove. Disclaimer: I'm no mind reader.
- PMunch 2y agoIt was referenced in the article as "the orange site" however the reason for it initially being named as such is probably because of HNs system of trying to avoid popularity being artificially driven high. The details of this is as far as I know pretty scarce, but the idea is that if you try to get to the top of Hackernews they somehow detect that and penalize you. So people have taken to calling it "the orange site" in order to avoid this detection when talking about HN.
- froh 2y agohow about it being a simple gentle nod to the plain design of HN.
- udev4096 2y agostop idolizing HN. look at the privacy policy and tell me if it still looks appealing to you
- selfhoster11 2y agoNot parent, but yes. 100% yes. It loads quickly, has great content density, lacks tons of JavaScript that tanks performance on slower machines, reminds me of the older, better times. For the same reason, many people still prefer the old Reddit UI compared to the new UI.
- aargh_aargh 2y agoIt's a different calling convention. Call by value rather than call by name.