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This is pretty neat and all, but seems more appropriate for a site like Reddit. Is there a discussion behind the scenes here that would make it HN worthy?

spupy 12y ago
It's posted on Reddit every week, especially to subs like /r/abandonedporn. It was a matter of time before it found its way to HN.
- frozenport 12y ago
  I don't want it here.
  - bunderbunder 12y ago
    That's fine, and I was disappointed by the article too. But 54 people (and counting) have clicked the "Yes! This!" button. That's the button that decides what goes to the front page, not individual users' salty feelings about the quality of the content. If you don't like that arrangement, then the implication is that you dislike the basic idea behind how Hacker News works. If you're OK with it, well, that means you should be OK with the possibility that other people might like things that you don't, and that will result in content you're not interested in at points where your tastes differ from those of the crowd.
    - frozenport 12y ago
      Thats because we don't have a 'NO!' button.
monochr 12y ago
The history of the place is quite interesting. It was the location where one of the numerous Bulgarian uprisings against the Ottoman empire was crushed. The people leading it were quite similar to Che Guevara of the 1860's. For educated Americans it is usually quite shocking to learn that this is one of the few places in the world that celebrate the fight against non-Western Imperialism by people who in America would be told to check their white privilege. Some links for historical context, the place and people involved: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian_Legion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian_Legion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadji_Dimitar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadji_Dimitar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Karadzha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Karadzha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzludzha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzludzha
- EthanHeilman 12y ago
  To further agree with your comment, privilege is not an scalar or even a multidimensional vector[1], but a vector field. That is, it is multidimensional and depends on your current position. One should always check their privilege as it is a serious form of cognitive bias. [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersectionality http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersectionality
- pavlov 12y ago
  For educated Americans it is usually quite shocking to learn that this is one of the few places in the world that celebrate the fight against non-Western Imperialism by people who in America would be told to check their white privilege. Can you elaborate? The above sentence is difficult to parse, and I don't quite understand what is shocking about a Bulgarian uprising 150 years ago.

spupy 12y ago

It's posted on Reddit every week, especially to subs like /r/abandonedporn. It was a matter of time before it found its way to HN.

frozenport 12y ago
I don't want it here.
- bunderbunder 12y ago
  That's fine, and I was disappointed by the article too. But 54 people (and counting) have clicked the "Yes! This!" button. That's the button that decides what goes to the front page, not individual users' salty feelings about the quality of the content. If you don't like that arrangement, then the implication is that you dislike the basic idea behind how Hacker News works. If you're OK with it, well, that means you should be OK with the possibility that other people might like things that you don't, and that will result in content you're not interested in at points where your tastes differ from those of the crowd.
  - frozenport 12y ago
    Thats because we don't have a 'NO!' button.

monochr 12y ago

The history of the place is quite interesting. It was the location where one of the numerous Bulgarian uprisings against the Ottoman empire was crushed. The people leading it were quite similar to Che Guevara of the 1860's. For educated Americans it is usually quite shocking to learn that this is one of the few places in the world that celebrate the fight against non-Western Imperialism by people who in America would be told to check their white privilege. Some links for historical context, the place and people involved: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian_Legion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian_Legion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadji_Dimitar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadji_Dimitar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Karadzha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Karadzha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzludzha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzludzha

EthanHeilman 12y ago
To further agree with your comment, privilege is not an scalar or even a multidimensional vector[1], but a vector field. That is, it is multidimensional and depends on your current position. One should always check their privilege as it is a serious form of cognitive bias. [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersectionality http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersectionality
pavlov 12y ago
For educated Americans it is usually quite shocking to learn that this is one of the few places in the world that celebrate the fight against non-Western Imperialism by people who in America would be told to check their white privilege. Can you elaborate? The above sentence is difficult to parse, and I don't quite understand what is shocking about a Bulgarian uprising 150 years ago.