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Hacker news for data scientists
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- agibsonccc 13y agoJust saw it and figured I'd pass it along. It's a topic specific niche I'd like to see more of. I'm sure the same is to be said for bitcoin enthusiasts and other random trend like that. Hacker news for x is a funny concept by itself, but part of reddit's appeal for me is all about the subreddits. If someone wants to take the time to setup a topic specific niche why not?
- rsivapr 13y agoThanks! I wanted to wait before I posted it on Hacker News, but sooner the better I guess.
- agibsonccc 13y agoSorry about that >:) I saw it on twitter this morning. It looked ready to go and needed some fresh blood in there to get it rolling so I figured why not.
- karangoeluw 13y agoI don't mind seeing a "HN for xyz" site, but it bugs me when the design is exactly the same as HN.
- dsaber 13y agohere's one that isn't the same style http://devmaster.net http://devmaster.net :)
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- paulgb 13y agoHacker News is open source, it's likely running the same code.
- rsivapr 13y agoHi Karan. I am the person hosting DataTau. I completely understand what you're saying. First, news.arc's style is something that people are used to and comfortable with; it's tried and tested. I decided not to reinvent the wheel. But perhaps more importantly, I'm not a web developer. If I have to learn how to build a news site from scratch, I might as well wait and see if there is a requirement for it in the first place, right?
- olog-hai 13y ago>exactly the same as HN One of the first noticeable aspects of the site is how much harsher on the eyes a pure white background is compared to the #f6f6ef used at HN.
- ergodic 13y agono RSS?
- kevinpacheco 13y agoThere's no link to it at the bottom of the homepage, but they do have a feed: http://www.datatau.com/rss http://www.datatau.com/rss
- digitalzombie 13y agoJust checking, there are only one page worth of articles right now? And it's the website isn't broken? Cause I can't find the next button...
- rsivapr 13y agoIt was born only this noon (Eastern Time).
- Joeboy 13y agoHas any of the many "Hacker news for...." sites ever taken off?
- simba-hiiipower 13y agowell, i tend to view reddit as the 'hacker news for everything' if that counts.. otherwise, i don't really think so. but i'd argue its related in that reddit has made such sites largely unnecessary. subreddits can be as narrow or broad in topic, and as open or regulated in curation as one wants. i see little value in a 'finance news' (for example) when there's /r/finance and probably around 100 other finance-related subreddits out there..
- pmelendez 13y agoThere exists /r/programming and /r/coding and HN is still here. In my opinion the success or failure of a site like this depends whether or not it has enough traction to start a good community, which at the end is what makes the difference.
- dpeck 13y agohn is interesting because its the intersection of technology/startup life/entrepreneurship and all the sub genres within those. Intersections don't translate as well to subreddits.
- simba-hiiipower 13y agowhile i think it is a factor, i don't buy the whole 'good community' thing being as important as many here make it out to be.. i think hn benefits mainly from the fact its backed by some big-name influencers whose activities are highly relevant to its target audience. their presence is essentially a feature of the site that provides value beyond ‘link aggregation and discussion’.. it’s a differentiating feature, and is one that’s very difficult one for a new entrant, like a subreddit, to overcome. it also probably helps a lot that hn predates reddit.. these other ‘hn-like’ sites have no such differentiating features, and that’s why i don’t see them ever taking-off.. and given that reddit already exists, they’re often competing against subreddits which benefit greatly in terms of visibility.
- eliothv 13y agono twitter ?
- codegeek 13y agoCool. I just signed-up. Btw, I noticed that once you upvote a post, the points count changes immediately without needing to refresh the page.
- nichochar 13y agometeor app?
- danenania 13y agoThe hacker news for x trend is interesting, but I think the format is badly suited for small communities. The high data density of the front page makes a site with moderate activity feel like a ghost town.
- melling 13y agoToo bad we can't just have tags here. Then we could watch/ignore the ones in which we're interested. StackOverFlow style...
- ars_technician 13y agoNot being sarcastic, but isn't that just reddit?
- buugs 13y agoExcept with tags you could probably have multiple groups for single posts rather than having multiple posts in separate groups (or subreddits).
- djm_ 13y agohttps://lobste.rs/ https://lobste.rs/ has a nice implementation of that.
- markkat 13y agowe do that at http://hubski.com http://hubski.com you can follow/ignore users and/or tags.
- Istof 13y agoRSS feeds are great for that
- JackGibbs 13y agoI'm surprised no one has made a "Hacker News for Hacker News for X" site yet...
- Keyframe 13y agoExcellent and what a timing. We have built something more like reddit for data science / analytics. It's a closed beta (we're paranoid not to embarrass ourselves yet). If you guys are interested, please shoot me an email to include you in our, still private, system. No strings attached. We need more testers :)
- adw 13y agoWhat address? (You need to stick it in your bio to make it public.)
- Keyframe 13y agoI didn't realize that until now! It's in my bio. Anyone interested, just shoot me an email to dominik (at) vga.hr We're also looking for more developers for our startup in this area.
- tomrod 13y agoI'd love to check it out.
- Keyframe 13y agoSend me an email at dominik (at) vga.hr and I'll send you access info and all. Thanks!
- normloman 13y agoRemember when you had to do science to be called a scientist?
- tomrod 13y agoIf this were true, we couldn't count Archimedes. I mean, he just did physical science without an established scientific methodology, right?
- jperras 13y agoA very small request: A favicon! Useful for discerning which tab is which when they're pinned in Firefox: https://s3.amazonaws.com/nerderati.captures/B5X0V.png https://s3.amazonaws.com/nerderati.captures/B5X0V.png
- iLoch 13y agoSimilarly: Why does the icon feature a "D" and not the letter Tau (τ)? :)
- anoncow 13y agoCan you give some info about your setup?
- the_cat_kittles 13y agowhy is this better than making a subreddit?
- mcantelon 13y agoYes, with a subreddit folks will already be registered so there's no barrier to participation. On the other hand, because there's no barrier to participation then perhaps worse s/n ratio. But noise is better than silence.
- eshvk 13y agoSo I saw the page and will probably sign up. However, there won't be a strong motivation for me to come participate unless there is a) A minimum threshold of folks who use it actively. or b) I keep seeing it in my feed. I visit HN and reddit every day and that is easier for me to participate in.
- javis 13y agoThe same reason Hacker News is better than /r/programming: lack of Redditors. Reddit has a hivemind, which transcends subreddits. You'll get the same bullshit circlejerks, pun threads, and cat gifs in almost every subreddit.
- mrcactu5 13y agothank you, thank you, thank you.
- rd108 13y agoGoodbye, hacker news
- Concours 13y agoThis looks great, do you plan to add an RSS Feed for the front page at some point ? I couldn't find anyone yet!
- rsivapr 13y agoYes! I will add that soon. Thanks.
- cjrd 13y agoI really hope this takes off, not that I won't miss Snowden posts and general CNN-ish news :-)
- terrik 13y agoThis is one of the "HN for X" websites that I truly hope takes off. I have signed up, and submitted a few interesting articles. I've already found a few interesting reads on their homepage. Best of luck to the DataTau founders!
- rsivapr 13y agoThanks Terrik!
- datacog 13y agoneat stuff ! There already seems a lot of traction there.
- soundoflight 13y agoAnyone know a good "hacker news for programmers?"
- aidanf 13y agohttp://www.reddit.com/r/programming http://www.reddit.com/r/programming
- simgidacav 13y agoCould it be possible to build a more or less comprehensive list of hacker-news-like websites?
- tomrod 13y agoWhere did the site go? I was digging it!
- wyrmlet 13y agoMe, too!
- tomrod 13y agoWhere did the site go? I was digging it!
- datacog 13y agoIt seems to be back live after a crash: http://www.datatau.com/news http://www.datatau.com/news