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Re: It's weird that most of “Hacker” news is dominated by business news

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Funny, I'd say there's less, no, a LOT less, startup / business oriented discussion here than in the past. To me, the big thing that has emerged over the past few years has been a lot more "stuff" that can loosely be described as "politics / culture / public policy / society" or whatever. And if I could wave a magic wand and change anything, I'd ban that stuff. Because I agree, " I'd like to see conversations about s…

The HN guideline says "anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity" can be on-topic. In my opinion this summary is pretty much correct and also useless, because hackers seem to be curious about almost everything. I am interested in politics after all. But I don't think HN is or can be a good venue for political discourses. Of course some links can be very political and yet marginally technological due to the…

The intellectual curiosity rule was fine when most people in here were hackers.

Now hacker news has become the exception.

Re: It's weird that most of “Hacker” news is dominated by business news

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Maybe it's because you cannot separate things that neatly. I see people here complaining that it's not all about tech but what is tech without the world that we live in and our effect on that world?

Without context, tech alone is a very sterile discussion.

Re: It's weird that most of “Hacker” news is dominated by business news

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I genuinely wonder if HN has been stagnant with the same people visiting it as 5 years ago. And thus your statement is accurate.

Surely with the influx of people early in the pandemic this isn't the case?

Why would the pandemic send more users to HN?

Re: It's weird that most of “Hacker” news is dominated by business news

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Business news is fine; as pg once wrote, “ But when you do something so clever that you somehow beat the system, that's also called a hack.”

Hacking doesn’t have to be breaking computer stuff, it can also be finding loopholes in business and everyday life and exploiting them.

http://www.paulgraham.com/gba.html

Re: It's weird that most of “Hacker” news is dominated by business news

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It'll also bankrupt you. I feel (because it's a feeling) that HN stays good because it lacks images in the discussion area. The clean look, no adds, limited everything really proves the case that less is more.

It's maybe fifty cents a slice if you make it yourself

A large organic hass avocado is between $2 and $4. You need at least half of one to make good avocado toast. If the loaf of bread cost you $5, and makes 20 slices, that's a base cost of $2.25.

Re: It's weird that most of “Hacker” news is dominated by business news

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It's maybe fifty cents a slice if you make it yourself

A large organic hass avocado is between $2 and $4. You need at least half of one to make good avocado toast. If the loaf of bread cost you $5, and makes 20 slices, that's a base cost of $2.25.

Little is less appetizing than a half-used avocado. Might as well make two slices, so it doesn't go to waste.

A friend of mine turned me on to fried avocado. Much better than avocado toast, if you aren't inclined to count calories from fat...

Re: It's weird that most of “Hacker” news is dominated by business news

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It's maybe fifty cents a slice if you make it yourself

A large organic hass avocado is between $2 and $4. You need at least half of one to make good avocado toast. If the loaf of bread cost you $5, and makes 20 slices, that's a base cost of $2.25.

You can make okay avocado-toast for a lot less, especially if you've been spending the last year and a half baking your own bread anyway. I don't think I've ever spent $4 on an avocado, but if I did, it would have to be the equivalent of this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baked_potato#/media/File:North...

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Re: It's weird that most of “Hacker” news is dominated by business news

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post #147

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A large organic hass avocado is between $2 and $4. You need at least half of one to make good avocado toast. If the loaf of bread cost you $5, and makes 20 slices, that's a base cost of $2.25.

Little is less appetizing than a half-used avocado. Might as well make two slices, so it doesn't go to waste. A friend of mine turned me on to fried avocado. Much better than avocado toast, if you aren't inclined to count calories from fat...

If I need to store guac, a layer of lime juice and plastic wrap without air-avo contact keeps it green and good. Can't say I've tried keeping half an avocado but I suspect the same technique could work if the acidic flavor isn't a nuisance (there might be alternatives to lime). Maybe a spray bottle could apply it.

Re: It's weird that most of “Hacker” news is dominated by business news

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>But (and I hope dang sees this) occasionally when HN "strays" away from tech it's absolutely brilliant. There's tons of discussion here on some health issues, diets, stuff like that I've found the opposite. While there is enough knowledge about computing to keep the discussion informed and aligned with reality, outside that field we're mostly laymen. See the various UFO threads, the peculiar support for Wim Hof, the…

Well, I love Wim Hof breathing (and it helped me when I had Covid, and helps with HRV and energy levels), and now take Vitamin D, glycine, Zinc, and other stuff that seemed to help me a lot. On top of that, if you've ever dealt with any chronic illness (GERD in my case), you'll find the wealth of anecdotal, n=1 info posted in HN comments is much, much more helpful than anything you'd find anywhere else. I'm sure I'm…

I have GERD and I’d like to see those HN discussions of it
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