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yes, HN is truly exemplary in its rigorous self-examination

I mean this in the nicest possible way, but you guys need to redo yr site - a lot of the design cues make it look like a one-man fringe project which (assuming that's not the case …

to be honest I wasn't even thinking as specifically as these suggestions - not that any clear solutions occur to me either. but they should, at the very least, recognize that there…

worth noting that the HN admins often silently change submission titles so the poster wasn't necessarily responsible for this

sickening, if unsurprising, that their only recommendation is to improve the public profile of hidden services rather than make any actual attempt to address abuse. would be nice t…

damn Millenials, everything is an exercise in narcissism these days

more like the book of trife

education & available time are issues for the poor as well, not just availability.

got a couple of suggested improvements: 1. make "Lie and Get Laid" yr slogan 2. reëvaluate yr entire understanding of ethics/communication/human beings

does "everyone" include the prospective date on the receiving end of behavior that violates basic social norms & assumptions?

Now that it's a separate category, this would be useful

it's decent as an absolute minimum, but what you should really do is buy a barbell, 10-20kg in weights, and do SQUATS.

well, if a tech exec says it...

the other aspect is that despite the whole reason for Lavabit's popularity in recent years being NSA stuff etc, their site freely admitted that they couldn't refuse to fulfil legal…

careful! comments like this might get you disappeared by the YC positivity-maintenance crew

it's a real shame Disrupt carries any weight. the awful hype is one thing, but the fact that it screws over genuinely promising companies due to its grotesquely corrupt nature is a…

"backed by Michael Arrington" - what more reason could you want?

sad to hear this, great product. in a perverse way it was also nice to see an article & responses from the team that dodged the usual Valley bullshit.

one question - does this use the real Mac login screen or some less-secure alternative? a lot of similar apps I've seen used the latter which is a dealbreaker from a security POV, …

doesn't work for me - I've installed & opened Knock on both Mavericks & iOS7 & Bluetooth (which, to be fair, is through a Belkin USB stick) & the PC doesn't recognize the iPhone, s…

considering PayPal's ethically void approach to business there are few things I'd recommend to a startup less than having any sort of involvement w/ them

"naive wealth redistribution" seems to be a bit of a strawman to me. re: European tax rates, perhaps it would be more accurate to describe the Economist as supporting the current e…