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https://youtu.be/xzcdopwq7ok?feature=shared
I had forgotten about that. Gave me a laugh, so thanks for that.
Would be nice if the mod / highligher added an annotation for why the comment is insightful and/or remarkable.
I like this page better when it’s not pre-chewed. It’s nice to read something without a specific expectation or context. Most of the highlighted comments fall under the heading “I was around when X happened” though. The list could almost be titled “first-hand-experiences”.
It's been around for a while, I just got prompted to add it to /lists recently: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37579724 . All: if you see a particularly great comment, let us know at hn@ycombinator.com and we'll take a look and hopefully add it. We don't want to be the only ones noticing these!
Any chance getting reply notifications into the roadmap?
Just message it and tell it your username.
In general too much noise in the comments, so a hand-picked filter like this is very useful.
It's been around for a while, I just got prompted to add it to /lists recently: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37579724 . All: if you see a particularly great comment, let us know at hn@ycombinator.com and we'll take a look and hopefully add it. We don't want to be the only ones noticing these!
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Any chance getting reply notifications into the roadmap?
If I remember correctly it’s a decision not to have reply notifications. The thinking (as I understand it) is they want to discourage back and forth threads between 2 people.
Tildes is interesting to compare to HN because it is superficially similar but the balance between links and discussions is quite different. That is, I think “Ask HN” is pretty sad and mostly failed (look at how few get a single comment) but linkless discussions on Tildes are pretty lively.
It's been around for a while, I just got prompted to add it to /lists recently: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37579724 . All: if you see a particularly great comment, let us know at hn@ycombinator.com and we'll take a look and hopefully add it. We don't want to be the only ones noticing these!
How are items added to these pages? If it's dynamic-y, is an RSS/Atom feed available that can be auto-updated?
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If I remember correctly it’s a decision not to have reply notifications. The thinking (as I understand it) is they want to discourage back and forth threads between 2 people.
I’d contrast to Tildes where I think reply notifications help keep people engaged in discussions and Mastodon where I think people use favorites to close off a discussion. Tildes is interesting to compare to HN because it is superficially similar but the balance between links and discussions is quite different. That is, I think “Ask HN” is pretty sad and mostly failed (look at how few get a single comment) but linkle…
I can see why people go there.
It's not for me.
Just like Twitter, just like Reddit, it would encourage me to type the sort of comments that I try not to write on topics I try not to engage in in ways I try to avoid.
Your mileage varies of course and I am glad there is a place where you get what you need.
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I’d contrast to Tildes where I think reply notifications help keep people engaged in discussions and Mastodon where I think people use favorites to close off a discussion. Tildes is interesting to compare to HN because it is superficially similar but the balance between links and discussions is quite different. That is, I think “Ask HN” is pretty sad and mostly failed (look at how few get a single comment) but linkle…
I just looked at Tildes. I can see why people go there. It's not for me. Just like Twitter, just like Reddit, it would encourage me to type the sort of comments that I try not to write on topics I try not to engage in in ways I try to avoid. Your mileage varies of course and I am glad there is a place where you get what you need.
One thing I like on Tildes is that people talk about sports on Tildes but not HN and I'd say sports is a mostly harmless topic.