Why “HN” is being discussed
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Humor is too often lost on HN
by epsteingpt · Sep 10, 2026
You overthink this. Participating in HN is in no way like democratic voting. And sometimes it is my (or yours) comment that is the problem. Let's not pretend that 90% of HN comm…
by msm_ · Sep 10, 2026
You said both "tram" and "neighbourhood" so I'm assuming you aren't in the US. I truly mean no offense, but it's hard to express how spread out even the most metropolitan areas…
by bretthoerner · Sep 9, 2026
MS and the other big buggers are pretty incapable of running an email system that you would really want to use. They also have to support those that you might consider spammers…
by gerdesj · Sep 9, 2026
I think that there was a recent HN thread that linked to an article which argued that the credit card system of USA has the purpose of taking money from the poor and giving them…
by adrian_b · Sep 9, 2026
“Useful computer” is subjective. It seems to be difficult for HN users to imagine a device that doesn’t have a terminal for example, but the overwhelming majority of users simpl…
by neilalexander · Sep 9, 2026
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