By the way: Props to dang for making all this possible. HN is very lucky to have him.
Props to pg for making all this possible. But thank you.
Ask HN: What has HN given you?
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Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?
#302Beyond learning a lot of stuff that I don't think I would of been introduced to and/or thought about looking for, it has given me 8.5 years of my favorite side-project to date with http://hackernewsletter.com . With it I've met a ton of folks and the best company to work for that I could of asked for.
Now that HN has their own weekly newsletter, how does yours compare?
What newsletter do you have in mind? There's no official one.
Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?
#303Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?
#304Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Since he was already shadow banned for this exact comment and it's his very first with this account I don't think it's on him. One of us is mis-understanding things. You seem to be saying that the account "Cytronex" is shadow-banned, but it isn't, so I'm not sure what you're saying. This comment[0] has been downvoted, and that makes the comment display in a light grey, but that's not the same as shadow-banning. [0]…
You'll see that the next comment he makes will be automatically dead. New accounts get shadowbanned right away if any of their comments gets killed. Speaking from experience and experiments here.
That account isn't banned, and what you said about new accounts definitely isn't true.
HN has a lot of anti-abuse software. It's possible that you saw some of its effects and drew an over-general conclusion.
You and anyone else are welcome to email hn@ycombinator.com if you have questions about what's going on with your account. We're happy to answer questions, and to roll back bans or penalties when people give us reason to believe they will use the site as intended.
Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?
#305HN gave me a link to a Bitcoin-Article back in June 2016.
Well, i got intruiged and gave it a chance.
Thank You HN!
Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?
#306Earlier quoted context omitted.
I remember reading about meltdown and spectre here first, and thinking “huh, I should short intel stock before this goes public.” I was too green to understand just how far ahead HN is though, and I just watched instead as it all played out without me.
There really has not been a long-term drop in the stock so that would have been (and still would be) very risky. You were smart not doing it.
Yes, shorting a stock is not a long term investment tactic, and it is risky. "Smart" is, in my opinion, too subjective a term to use in this particular situation. I was too risk averse at the time to take action, and part of my risk aversion was based on my lack of trust in the foresight of HN articles.
Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?
#307A place to hang out (as it were) on the internet that is... ...connected to the tech scene ...ad-free ...not a "social network" in the usual data-harvesting sense ...slim, fast-loading, not riddled with bloat and bullshit ...not plagued quite so badly as the rest of the society "out there" by certain degenerate tendencies in what passes for discourse ...more interested in ideas and substance than in what color car th…
Well -- not totally ad free. There are the job postings for YC companies.
As well as the Launch HNs for YC companies. Those are like the job ads in that they get a front-page placement. But unlike the job ads, they rise or fall based on voting after that.
Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?
#308Lectured at for over 2 years that I knew why I was rate limited. Got told for 2 years that I made “low quality” posts. It gave me a sense on injustice. You be the judge.
What's rate-limiting, being downvoted? People get up and downvoted all the time. Why would that discourage you? A person can't live life without being questioned. And I'd much rather be questioned by smart strangers (even if I disagree) than argue with significant others.
Maybe the delay when you are allowed to reply to comments? I think this is a pretty good idea and certainly has managed to keep me from getting too carried in "heated" discussions.
Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?
#309Next to nothing. I scan for links and sometimes find one or two to my interest. I might scan the comments to see if the link is being revered or dissed before I visit. If I'm bored, I've made a few comments. Otherwise HN is nothing more than a link list to me.
Oh come on. You keep coming back. If nothing else, HN gave you something intriguing.
Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?
#310A place to hang out (as it were) on the internet that is... ...connected to the tech scene ...ad-free ...not a "social network" in the usual data-harvesting sense ...slim, fast-loading, not riddled with bloat and bullshit ...not plagued quite so badly as the rest of the society "out there" by certain degenerate tendencies in what passes for discourse ...more interested in ideas and substance than in what color car th…
My #1 reason, aside from the great number of quality and diverse stories that get posted:
The fantastic people in the comment section, with intelligent people who put real thought into what they write. You may find people dropping in from high up in major corporations, are SMEs of the highest order - or are just way cool in their own ways. Love it.
In addition to being a place to always learn, it's a true sanctuary for the mind - especially after eg reading public Facebook/Twitter/YouTube comments on just about anything.
(Thanks all!)