Re:Ask PG: Is HN Expired Link Eventual Fix Planned?
by ilaksh on Sunday January 12, 2014 @11:56PM
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There are a number of Hacker News clones, i.e. people got fed up and even went ahead and figured out how to mirror the Hacker News content. Far as I know very few if any gained any popularity, but its not because they weren't better.
Re:Ask PG: Is HN Expired Link Eventual Fix Planned?
by sehr on Monday January 13, 2014 @12:22AM
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I quite enjoy lobste.rs. Despite the lack of discussion, the majority of the topics posted are interesting and turn over pretty fast (in comparison to some of the other replacements).
Re:Ask PG: Is HN Expired Link Eventual Fix Planned?
by tomcam on Monday January 13, 2014 @01:05AM
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Thank you for pointing out lobste.rs. I like it. Can you issue me an invite?
Re:Ask PG: Is HN Expired Link Eventual Fix Planned?
by sehr on Monday January 13, 2014 @03:45AM
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Of course, email me at [email protected]
Re:Ask PG: Is HN Expired Link Eventual Fix Planned?
by grrowl on Monday January 13, 2014 @03:25AM
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I even suspect Hacker News isn't that fussed if most of its community moves elsewhere. The core community (that it was built for) will stay, and the postings will become more focussed on what the core community finds, reads, and is interested in.
Re:Ask PG: Is HN Expired Link Eventual Fix Planned?
by mercurial on Monday January 13, 2014 @02:16AM
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Going against the grain ( eg, the prevalent PG / Musk worship) is fine. Feelings of entitlement, less so.
Re:Ask PG: Is HN Expired Link Eventual Fix Planned?
by kyro on Sunday January 12, 2014 @11:59PM
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>people who go against the grain here, who hold combative viewpoints and are willing to be blunt
ie assholes
Re:Ask PG: Is HN Expired Link Eventual Fix Planned?
by asveikau on Monday January 13, 2014 @12:16AM
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If that's the name for what I described then please call me that. Not only in the fan club but also a member.
Re:Ask PG: Is HN Expired Link Eventual Fix Planned?
by sehr on Monday January 13, 2014 @12:19AM
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as opposed to yes men, it's somewhat of an improvement.
Re:Ask PG: Is HN Expired Link Eventual Fix Planned?
by kyro on Monday January 13, 2014 @12:28AM
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There's also this whole middle-ground of tact and civility and stuff.
Re:Ask PG: Is HN Expired Link Eventual Fix Planned?
by asveikau on Monday January 13, 2014 @12:45AM
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There's a place for those things. I also think it's important that you don't get overly consumed by some frivolous notion of those concepts, prioritizing it above honesty, authenticity, and everything else.
To that end I often feel it's refreshing when people say something that is not a majority opinion on this site, and don't hold back.
However, after seeing this:
> ... because they are entrenched, and they literally own quite a large portion of their userbase.
> Unfortunately no matter how many people invent software that does the same thing as Hacker News but works much better and offer it up for free, nothing will be done.
... I have to say, if you are disappointed, have you thought about testing this theory? This website has not been around forever. It isn't the first of its kind either. I'm probably not the only one here who came to this site after having frequented a bunch of others that were essentially the same thing. So I don't expect it to be the last one, either. If someone has the interest and the skill set, I say, please do make this. Worst case you waste a few weekends or something.