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Re:Ask YC: Projects that inspire you by rokhayakebe on Wednesday June 11, 2008 @10:18PM (#215569)
http://hellomynameise.com http://friendfeed.com , although I believe it solves a problem by slowly creating another (noise)

What I would really love today is an Intelligentsia. Something similar to a closed and secret community of smart people (which you find here) who share ideas, links,thoughts, solutions to our everyday problems. Think of it as a closed, secret invite only HN.

Re:Ask YC: Projects that inspire you by maryrosecook on Thursday June 12, 2008 @05:04AM (#215781)
barbelith.com might suit your tastes. It's not invite-only, but if you apply then it takes months to get approved. Reasonably intelligent discussion occurs.
Re:Ask YC: Projects that inspire you by nazgulnarsil on Thursday June 12, 2008 @04:54AM (#215774)
they exist, they're just hard to get invited to because they want to remain small.