I don't think I've ever seen an actual technical paper on the front page of Hacker News. I remember trying to post some of my favorites when I first came to HN,

I don't think I've ever seen an actual technical paper on the front page of Hacker News. I remember trying to post some of my favorites when I first came to HN, but people rarely responded to or upvoted them. Also, it's a lot more work to read a technical paper than most forms of online writing, and I hope that this new one has a much slower pace than Hacker News. This is a good niche to try and fill. Thanks.