Hacker News Front Page Snapshot from Last Night • Hacker News Board

Re: Hacker News Front Page Snapshot from Last Night

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Post by j45 » Fri, Oct 07, 2011, 3:22 AM UTC

I have my screenshot too from last night. 8:57 PM PST.

http://i.imgur.com/SVokO.png

Re: Hacker News Front Page Snapshot from Last Night

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Post by DiabloD3 » Fri, Oct 07, 2011, 3:25 AM UTC

I counted last night that not only was the first page 30/30 Saint Jobs, but the second page was at least half Jobs.

Really, the man made an impact on everyone. I wonder why it took until he died for everyone to realize it?

Re: Hacker News Front Page Snapshot from Last Night

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Post by X-Istence » Fri, Oct 07, 2011, 3:25 AM UTC

artursapek wrote: post #8

I got one as well. http://i.imgur.com/dZife.jpg Unanimous, save for one story on Linux.

That one disappeared to page 3 rather quickly.

Re: Hacker News Front Page Snapshot from Last Night

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Post by Nican » Fri, Oct 07, 2011, 3:34 AM UTC

Here is my share at 11:16:14 PM http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5927713/ZScreen/Hacker_News_-_Google...

Re: Hacker News Front Page Snapshot from Last Night

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Post by _moyo » Fri, Oct 07, 2011, 3:34 AM UTC

yea u seen the same exact thing but different post

Re: Hacker News Front Page Snapshot from Last Night

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Post by catshirt » Fri, Oct 07, 2011, 3:37 AM UTC

in case it's not clear from the comments, op is most certainly a snapshot. surprisingly cooler than a screenshot.

Re: Hacker News Front Page Snapshot from Last Night

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Post by bad_wolf » Fri, Oct 07, 2011, 3:40 AM UTC

DiabloD3 wrote: post #12

I counted last night that not only was the first page 30/30 Saint Jobs, but the second page was at least half Jobs. Really, the man made an impact on everyone. I wonder why it took until he died for everyone to realize it?

I think it took his death only to make the realization (and discussion) simultaneous.

Heck, I had been thinking about his impact this past weekend, and I've spent a grand total of two dollars with Apple (and own no Apple hardware).

Re: Hacker News Front Page Snapshot from Last Night

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Post by antoncohen » Fri, Oct 07, 2011, 3:42 AM UTC

30 of 30 at 8:52 PM PDT. The second page was about 25 of 30.

http://goo.gl/7o53T

Re: Hacker News Front Page Snapshot from Last Night

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Post by ArchD » Fri, Oct 07, 2011, 3:44 AM UTC

DiabloD3 wrote: post #12

I counted last night that not only was the first page 30/30 Saint Jobs, but the second page was at least half Jobs. Really, the man made an impact on everyone. I wonder why it took until he died for everyone to realize it?

I suspect that this has something to do with the competitive nature of human beings. Publicly praising/endorsing a famous living person on one hand gives him more power, and on the other hand encourages antagonism from the detractors/enemies/competitors of that person because praising/endorsing someone is an act of aligning with that person.

Giving power to others is not something human beings naturally want to do. Neither is inviting opposition. When the subject of the praise or endorsement is dead, the whole equation changes. Dead people have no power over you, and whatever enemies or competitors they used to have are usually no longer opposed to them.

Just my two cents. It would be interesting to have a way to test this theory.

Re: Hacker News Front Page Snapshot from Last Night

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Post by mechanical_fish » Fri, Oct 07, 2011, 3:51 AM UTC

DiabloD3 wrote: post #12

I counted last night that not only was the first page 30/30 Saint Jobs, but the second page was at least half Jobs. Really, the man made an impact on everyone. I wonder why it took until he died for everyone to realize it?

People realized it all along. It just wasn't the time for everyone to say so at once.

Mourning time is that time.

It won't last forever. Mourning doesn't, and shouldn't, last forever. Which is all the more reason to make it count now, when it is appropriate.