codybrown

soulful post. for all the hell/chaos of twitter, it's still the equivalent of OkCupid for meaningful friendships.

Who is voting this off the front page?

I wonder what YC Part Time Partner Peter Thiel thinks of this...

I just did a search and nearly every piece, with even a minor tinge of support for Gawker's side, has been 'flagged'.

You say this doesn't go very deep but where has there been a good, substantive discussion on Hacker News about the implications of Thiel's lawsuit? the darker precedent it sets? This issue is important to the tech world, it cuts to the heart of many aspects of this industry and some of the most foundational aspects of our law.

You're right that other communities get value from discussing this argument. There are smart people here, and this piece has been submitted 9 times. It's a shame that a small group can shut down this discussion from happening. As much as I hoped it wouldn't, it makes the point of the piece.

https://hn.algolia.com/?query=you%20won%27t%20be%20able%20to...

ah. just see you edited your comment here. glad you agree w/ the argument.

did you read the piece? this is a specific implication that I haven't seen elsewhere (you have links?). it's a pretty standard prohibitionist argument and I feel like Hacker News could have a substantive discussion about it. I'm not a journalist, I care about this because I'm also in the tech industry.

this post is about what happens if Gawker is destroyed by thiel... if people really don't like gawker, then I really don't think they'll like what is likely to come next. this is a prohibitionist argument and it seems like a good thing for Hacker News to discuss instead of flagging.

what's the difference? It was upvoted to the main page then flagging boots it off right?

and why did you flag it if you don't mind me asking?

did you read the piece? I'm not a journalist.

hey dang. author here. This is an argument about the darker implications of Thiel's lawsuit on the tech industry. can you point me to a place on Hacker News where there has been a good discussion about this before? I've seen plenty of people rail against gawker, but haven't seen much discussion about what this could lead to. it's a pretty straight forward prohibitionist argument.

I'm the author of this post. what about this is gossip?

I'm the author of this piece. can anyone explain why this piece is flagged? it has been submitted, upvoted to the home page, then banned 3 separate times.

I'm the author of this piece. why is mentioning Gawker grounds for 'flagging/banning' this?

hey HN. I wrote this. hit me up with any questions and I'll answer them here.

was really hoping some sanity would leak into this thread. thanks for this awesome comment. what's your twitter handle? want to follow.

How did this post drop from the front page to the 7th page in less than a few minutes?

what VR hardware have you tried?

There's a big difference between Apple making their own VR hardware and shipping a computer with a fast enough GPU to run other VR hardware (or ability to have a fast enough GPU via something like the Razer Core).

The latter would be necessary for Apple in the growing VR ecosystem but it could be great for many other areas that require an intensive GPU. And that's the argument of the piece.

Don't know if this comment will make a difference but its worth saying, before you make a comment here, to mention some context on what VR hardware you've tried.

I've tried the consumer Oculus, the HTC Vive, and the Hololens.

what VR dev kits have you tried?

the HTC Vive and Oculus don't come out until next month.

< 3 this.

Sometimes I wish I could save all of my upvotes then use them on a comment like yours. Thank you. This point of view is so sorely needed on HN.

There are plenty of institutions in the world (the US Congress, Hacker News) that are markets for social capital with a design that orients itself towards a particular contributor. Blaming them for the right things is how they become better intuitions.

This is the author of the post. would love to take any questions.

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