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Re:At St. Paul 'wet house,' liquor can be their life - and d... by sophacles on Sunday February 20, 2011 @10:34AM (#2242043)
I see it like this:

I could read this article, about an interesting and unusual approach to a common problem. It seems to cost less than the previous solutions, and help those affected.

Or i could read:

\* 5 Amazing Vim tips (all of which are covered in your average vim tutorial)

\* Why I like $LISP_VARIANT (and you should too!)

\* Usability rant suffering from tragic flaw #1 (giving up power for instant understanding).

\* Some fluff piece about how "our startup is great and unique because we worked really hard and didn't like the big corporate structure!".

for the 10,000th time each. Which is more likely to benefit me?

Re:At St. Paul 'wet house,' liquor can be their life - and d... by sciurus on Sunday February 20, 2011 @01:38PM (#2242626)
http://www.metafilter.com already exists; I'm not sure why Hacker News should try to become it.
Re:At St. Paul 'wet house,' liquor can be their life - and d... by reeses on Sunday February 20, 2011 @04:38PM (#2243182)
Plus, you can donate to metafilter and feel good about yourself. :-)