Ask HN: What are your other favorite communities other than Hacker News?

#1

Post by burtonator » Mon, May 27, 2019, 4:20 PM UTC

Curious what other sites you use to get your news and daily geek fix from.

More interested in communities where everyone can participate. Forums, etc.

Not necessarily news sites.

For me I get most of the value from HN from what you guys have to say.

Re: Ask HN: What are your other favorite communities other than Hacker News?

#2

Post by nicolashahn » Mon, May 27, 2019, 4:56 PM UTC

lobste.rs is basically HN without the politics.

Re: Ask HN: What are your other favorite communities other than Hacker News?

#3

Post by Jackim » Mon, May 27, 2019, 4:56 PM UTC

Skyscraperpage for local development news. Cyburbia for urban planning in general.

Re: Ask HN: What are your other favorite communities other than Hacker News?

#4

Post by fcoury » Mon, May 27, 2019, 4:57 PM UTC

MechanicalKeyboards on reddit hands down :)

Re: Ask HN: What are your other favorite communities other than Hacker News?

#5

Post by valec » Mon, May 27, 2019, 4:58 PM UTC

nicolashahn wrote: post #2

lobste.rs is basically HN without the politics.

tildes.net is similar in that it’s good but it does have politics

Re: Ask HN: What are your other favorite communities other than Hacker News?

#6

Post by imakwana » Mon, May 27, 2019, 5:02 PM UTC

bogleheads.org for investments and personal finance advice.

Re: Ask HN: What are your other favorite communities other than Hacker News?

#7

Post by Semaphor » Mon, May 27, 2019, 5:02 PM UTC

valec wrote: post #5

nicolashahn wrote: post #2

lobste.rs is basically HN without the politics.

tildes.net is similar in that it’s good but it does have politics

Yeah, tildes is definitely a cool space.

Re: Ask HN: What are your other favorite communities other than Hacker News?

#8

Post by davb » Mon, May 27, 2019, 5:04 PM UTC

nicolashahn wrote: post #2

lobste.rs is basically HN without the politics.

I always liked the look of lobste.rs but never knew anyone active there who could invite me (I've spent the last few years working at tiny startups and haven't spent nearly enough time networking with others outside my immediate circle).

Re: Ask HN: What are your other favorite communities other than Hacker News?

#9

Post by nickpsecurity » Mon, May 27, 2019, 5:05 PM UTC

Lobsters:

https://lobste.rs/

It's a slower-moving site with lots of CompSci and programmer-focused stuff. People also regularly share what projects they work on, what's going on in their life, or maybe what they're reading. Still has a small community feel despite over 10,000 views a day.

Lobsters and Hacker News are my must reads each day. They're both great. :)

Re: Ask HN: What are your other favorite communities other than Hacker News?

#10

Post by jakebasile » Mon, May 27, 2019, 5:05 PM UTC

I spend a lot of time on Reddit, though I know HN likes to hate on it. There are lots of subreddits that I enjoy participating in there and I can curate what I want to be part of. I have a multireddit specifically for memes and jokes, some for the different video games I play, and one big multireddit for guns and related stuff.

The website is moderately usable but an independent app called Apollo really makes it a pleasant experience on my iOS devices. Hoping for a macOS port sometime.

Edit to add some specific communities:

/r/GunDeals is one of my favorites, but is incredibly dangerous to my wallet.

/r/CCW is a great resource for concealed carriers.

I know it's childish, but the various meme subreddits can be hilarious at times. I like /r/historymemes /r/grimdank (warhammer memes) and /r/lotrmemes among others.

I also keep subscribed to /r/Clojure and others but I get most of my professional news from HN.

/r/DestinyTheGame and /r/DestinyLore are fun but the former can get a little salty when things in game are changed.