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Hacker News Gone Wrong

16 points by madradavid 13y ago

or Why we should probably name this American Hacker News

switch33 13y ago
It's become a huge news site and nothing more. There is basically no mention at all of any technology/programming on that page besides cruddy newspaper article type sites. Maybe people should make a new hacker news much more focused on talking about programming/tech news only?
- nkurz 13y ago
  1. Flag it and move on. 2. Vote up the tech/programming submissions. 3. Submit articles of the type you prefer. 4. Hope that others share your taste. 5. If not, realize that you are "people". (General, and not particularly directed at the parent)
- Mitchella 13y ago
  Hacker News is not ALWAYS about tech and programming. It's a means of sharing stories with people of a similar interest. It just so happens this became a big deal and everyone found it important to make sure everyone was aware. Additionally, this does actually reference technology and programming and the web. "Online freedom" is a big deal for everyone here. Major websites like Facebook and Twitter being used to track what we are doing by one or many Nation's governments is something to discuss.
- maximem 13y ago
  +1 . People post generic news to get Karma and shine with their 100K+ Karma!
- venomsnake 13y ago
  Well ... lets see how this affects you a typical HN: 1. If you want to start business in US 2. If you have dealings with US businesses 3. If you feel strongly about web freedom 4. If you want to use US based IaaS and SaaS A lot of people on HN are from outside US - it is even more important for us because our data have even less protection than the ephimerial one US citizens have. For HN companies to success they need open and free internet. So this is important.
logn 13y ago
How can you blame us? It's like a news site for doctors freaking out during a bird flu outbreak. It's what we do. We care about this stuff.
noonespecial 13y ago
I have good news for you. You have the power to fix it. Submit the kinds of articles you want to see, flag the ones you don't.

16 points by madradavid 13y ago

or Why we should probably name this American Hacker News

It's become a huge news site and nothing more. There is basically no mention at all of any technology/programming on that page besides cruddy newspaper article type sites. Maybe people should make a new hacker news much more focused on talking about programming/tech news only?

nkurz 13y ago
1. Flag it and move on. 2. Vote up the tech/programming submissions. 3. Submit articles of the type you prefer. 4. Hope that others share your taste. 5. If not, realize that you are "people". (General, and not particularly directed at the parent)
Mitchella 13y ago
Hacker News is not ALWAYS about tech and programming. It's a means of sharing stories with people of a similar interest. It just so happens this became a big deal and everyone found it important to make sure everyone was aware. Additionally, this does actually reference technology and programming and the web. "Online freedom" is a big deal for everyone here. Major websites like Facebook and Twitter being used to track what we are doing by one or many Nation's governments is something to discuss.
maximem 13y ago
+1 . People post generic news to get Karma and shine with their 100K+ Karma!
venomsnake 13y ago
Well ... lets see how this affects you a typical HN: 1. If you want to start business in US 2. If you have dealings with US businesses 3. If you feel strongly about web freedom 4. If you want to use US based IaaS and SaaS A lot of people on HN are from outside US - it is even more important for us because our data have even less protection than the ephimerial one US citizens have. For HN companies to success they need open and free internet. So this is important.

logn 13y ago

How can you blame us? It's like a news site for doctors freaking out during a bird flu outbreak. It's what we do. We care about this stuff.

noonespecial 13y ago

I have good news for you. You have the power to fix it. Submit the kinds of articles you want to see, flag the ones you don't.