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

Re: Hacker News Front Page Snapshot from Last Night

#41

Post by MatthewB » Fri, Oct 07, 2011, 4:54 AM UTC

I still can't believe Steve Jobs is gone. I don't think I've ever felt this sad about someone I've never met.

I always thought I would meet Steve eventually, especially since I finally moved to Silicon Valley recently. He will always be my hero and an inspiration to me in every aspect of my life.

Re: Hacker News Front Page Snapshot from Last Night

#42

Post by gbog » Fri, Oct 07, 2011, 4:58 AM UTC

pg wrote: post #38

mahyarm wrote: post #37

I thought PG put a filter on only Steve Jobs stories because of his death.

No, it was organic.

And annoying. Did you consider adding a filter to increase diversity?

Re: Hacker News Front Page Snapshot from Last Night

#43

Post by wunderfool » Fri, Oct 07, 2011, 5:01 AM UTC

MatthewB wrote: post #41

I still can't believe Steve Jobs is gone. I don't think I've ever felt this sad about someone I've never met. I always thought I would meet Steve eventually, especially since I finally moved to Silicon Valley recently. He will always be my hero and an inspiration to me in every aspect of my life.

get a grip! honestly this messiah-complex is out of hand

Re: Hacker News Front Page Snapshot from Last Night

#44

Post by pg » Fri, Oct 07, 2011, 5:10 AM UTC

gbog wrote: post #42

pg wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, it was organic.

And annoying. Did you consider adding a filter to increase diversity?

No. I thought it was good.

Re: Hacker News Front Page Snapshot from Last Night

#45

Post by gbog » Fri, Oct 07, 2011, 5:14 AM UTC

gbog wrote: post #42

pg wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, it was organic.

And annoying. Did you consider adding a filter to increase diversity?

Wow, lost a lot of karma with this. Anyone cares to explain downvotes? Most links about SJ yesterday did not follow HN guidelines about intellectual curiosity, in my understanding, please clarify if I'm wrong.

Re: Hacker News Front Page Snapshot from Last Night

#46

Post by matthewlehner » Fri, Oct 07, 2011, 5:22 AM UTC

gbog wrote: post #45

gbog wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And annoying. Did you consider adding a filter to increase diversity?

Wow, lost a lot of karma with this. Anyone cares to explain downvotes? Most links about SJ yesterday did not follow HN guidelines about intellectual curiosity, in my understanding, please clarify if I'm wrong.

I'm guessing that the community here was willing to make an exception for this unique and sad moment in time.

Re: Hacker News Front Page Snapshot from Last Night

#47

Post by orenmazor » Fri, Oct 07, 2011, 5:23 AM UTC

gbog wrote: post #45

gbog wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And annoying. Did you consider adding a filter to increase diversity?

Wow, lost a lot of karma with this. Anyone cares to explain downvotes? Most links about SJ yesterday did not follow HN guidelines about intellectual curiosity, in my understanding, please clarify if I'm wrong.

mourning somebody who is important to the community probably supersedes the general rules of posting to that community. at least in my opinion.

Re: Hacker News Front Page Snapshot from Last Night

#48

Post by koenigdavidmj » Fri, Oct 07, 2011, 5:26 AM UTC

gbog wrote: post #45

gbog wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And annoying. Did you consider adding a filter to increase diversity?

Wow, lost a lot of karma with this. Anyone cares to explain downvotes? Most links about SJ yesterday did not follow HN guidelines about intellectual curiosity, in my understanding, please clarify if I'm wrong.

1. The standards of what makes it to the front page are basically `whatever this, a community of mostly intellectuals and entrepreneurs, likes at any given time'. The admins' role is just to step in when things get abusive.

2. Now is not the time for these meta-discussions.

3. You were off-topic. (So am I, admittedly.)

Re: Hacker News Front Page Snapshot from Last Night

#49

Post by matthewlehner » Fri, Oct 07, 2011, 5:29 AM UTC

This is good to see - I don't think any one person has had more influence on the way we use computers/technology than Steve did.

It felt good to know that someone with his vision also had the power to create and guide new technologies and inovations within many industries. Now that singular force is gone. Hopefully Apple, or the other major players are able to continue to innovate and not just add better specs and more features.

Re: Hacker News Front Page Snapshot from Last Night

#50

Post by philwelch » Fri, Oct 07, 2011, 5:30 AM UTC

pg wrote: post #44

gbog wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And annoying. Did you consider adding a filter to increase diversity?

No. I thought it was good.

I rather liked it too, and I especially liked it later on when there were just a couple of other links, like the first blades of grass poking through melting snow at the beginning of spring.