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This has been discussed many times, but as you've just joined, here's a PSA: On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more th
by guiambros 13y ago
This has been discussed many times, but as you've just joined, here's a PSA:
On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity. [1]
Lou Reed was an amazing musician, and someone that promoted intellectual curiosity [2], hence the 20+ points. (too bad one of the mods seems to disagree, hence it was flagged to now show up at the front page anymore).
[1] http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
[2] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFy4kRLCJBU&t=20 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFy4kRLCJBU&t=20
- guiambros 13y ago> (too bad one of the mods seems to disagree...) This is back on the front page - and at the #1 - so my last mention doesn't make sense anymore.
- rcfox 13y agoIf you're going to quote something, make sure that it doesn't directly contradict your position: "If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic."
- Samuel_Michon 13y agoSo we probably shouldn’t discuss NSA surveillance ever again here on HN, right? Lou Reed spoke on technology at SXSW. He was an audio purist. He made a video mocking the GOP. I think he qualified as an influential geek and deserves a black band on the title bar of HN.
- DanBC 13y ago> So we probably shouldn’t discuss NSA surveillance ever again here on HN, right? I CAN ONLY DREAM.
- Samuel_Michon 13y agoSure, keep working on point 4 of your S:N Improvement Program.
- DanBC 13y agohttp://imgur.com/ab50rmB http://imgur.com/ab50rmB
- Samuel_Michon 13y agoUpvoted. (As if you needed more of those.)
- bostonpete 13y agoAs far as I can tell, the only things considered off topic on HN are (1) submissions whose title don't match the headline of the linked page, and (2) puns.
- csense 13y ago> puns Did you hear about the latest research that shows adding a delayed version of a signal to itself [1] enhances the security of many existing encryption and anonymity protocols by adding an additional layer? Some people are considering adding it to the next version of popular Internet privacy software [2]. I don't understand how it works, though, so maybe I should: Ask HN: Why comb in a Tor? (Obviously I made this up just to set up the punch line. Or should I say, PUNch line?) [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comb_filter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comb_filter [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_(anonymity_network) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_(anonymity_network)