Depends on what type of news. After reading HN for the past 6 months, I feel much better in sync with the tech world than before. It has certainly helped get a

Depends on what type of news. After reading HN for the past 6 months, I feel much better in sync with the tech world than before. It has certainly helped get a sense of what's going on. I've almost stopped reading regular news though, it rarely matters.