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> On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. Dieting, healthy living and science in general is a long-standing topic of interest on HN.
by tomp 12y ago
> On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting.
Dieting, healthy living and science in general is a long-standing topic of interest on HN.
- bottled_poe 12y agoFortunately, that definition is completely subjective, so we should all feel free to post about pretty much anything.
- tomp 12y agoPretty much, yes. In general, people are not very receptive to politically charged topics, but most other articles are fine. Of course, what actually gets featured on the front page is a result of what's actually interesting to a number of people, as well as a healthy dose of randomness [1]. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9392491#up_9392749 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9392491#up_9392749
- dang 12y ago"Interesting" here means intellectually interesting. There are other kinds of interesting, and those aren't in scope. This rule isn't technically precise, of course, but it's far from completely subjective.