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Email has been around for a while. People really like it. Older hackers (Torvalds) seem to in particular. I ignored it too. But I'm realizing the best conversat
by jackchristopher 17y ago
Email has been around for a while. People really like it. Older hackers (Torvalds) seem to in particular. I ignored it too. But I'm realizing the best conversations happen over it.
A lot of older internet users generally use lists (or private mail) for discussion. They also tend smarter. Like most scientist email and only a fraction blog. I don't think that's a bug. Probably better to extend email than force another medium.
Last time someone on HN asked about favorite lists it got nil response. Hope that was a fluke. But a good one is the Linux Kernel list. Intense. I don't code. But I'm learning a lot about how big projects get done.
- pyre 17y agoThe problem that I have with busy lists is that if you get behind in reading them it can look like a daunting task to see 100 conversations/threads (as in gmail) waiting to be read. Site note: Filtering email lists in Gmail is really easy. There's a 'list:' modifier. So you can do 'list:python-list' if you've signed up to the mail python mailing list. Filtering them in procmail can be a PITA if you're trying to make a generic rule to filter list traffic into aptly-named folders, especially when traffic goes to two lists (e.g. python-announce and python-list).