Re:"Hacker News" for retro computing and gaming
by Rochus on Sunday October 15, 2023 @08:09AM
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That's how I use the HN frontpage.
Re:"Hacker News" for retro computing and gaming
by yard2010 on Sunday October 15, 2023 @09:11AM
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When something seems boring on HN I open it and go straight to the comments.
Also, I have this weird effect, when reading something not on HN, in the end I forget, and look for the button wondering what HN has to say about it. The disappointment each and every time..
Re:"Hacker News" for retro computing and gaming
by RetroTechie on Sunday October 15, 2023 @09:21AM
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That's a good reason I keep coming back to HN:
* Exposure to related, but outside-my-usual interests.
* Keep informed about what gets ppl in other fields exited, or where tech like AI, bio sciences, renewables etc are heading.
* "Today I Learned:"...
Case in point: the other day there was a posting about scanning old scrolls for text, and I found the topic dull. Reading the commentary I learn about the Ea-Nasir tabled[1] and found it both amusing and interesting. I also learned there's a whole subreddit dedicated to this topic, and reading through some of the funnies I decided to go back and read the actual article about scanning the scrolls. I then learned much more than I thought I wanted to learn about true intricate process and labor involved in doing this work, and found it quite interesting indeed.
So yeah, I'd much rather a high percentage of posts on this site continue to be about topics I have no immediate interest in, because you never know...
[1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complaint_tablet_to_Ea-nāṣir