http://lobste.rs seems like exactly what you want. It's a good community, give it a try
That site has even less information about itself than HN. Who runs it? What are the rights/licences on content? What is it about?
Ask HN: A place like HN but with more nerdy stuff and less social stuff?
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Re: Ask HN: A place like HN but with more nerdy stuff and less social stuff?
#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
reminds me of http://hackful.eu - good links, good idea, good intentions, but almost no engagement, and the only link with more than 3 comments is a meta-discussion.
It's still growing. Development is active, people post plenty of interesting stories. Commenting is slowly increasing. These things take time, and the core group of posters are still posting links on a daily basis which is what a nascent community needs to survive the initial "lull". I'm very hopeful for Lobsters.
I wanted to register, but there is no link. it's some exclusive club?
Re: Ask HN: A place like HN but with more nerdy stuff and less social stuff?
#43Someday I'm going to invent a place where people can gather to learn technical skills from masters of the crafts, and socialize with like-minded enthusiasts.
I could even "gamify" it and the players could earn points for passing tests to prove their knowledge, ultimately earning an "achievement" for mastering the craft at various levels of proficiency.
We'll allow a diverse range of players to apply and even come live there, maybe right out of high school. I'm thinking "friendiversity" for the name, because you'll make friends and there is diversity there, what do you think?
Re: Ask HN: A place like HN but with more nerdy stuff and less social stuff?
#44https://lobste.rs/ maybe.
Can I get an invite, please? Email in profile.
EDIT: Got it. Thanks. (So no one double-sends)
Re: Ask HN: A place like HN but with more nerdy stuff and less social stuff?
#45I have a somewhat radical, sadly not novel suggestion: build what you're looking for. I now have a semi-private "HN Reader" which has completely broken my HN habit while still feeding me stuff I might be interested in. Because I built it, I can make it do anything I want. I've started to turn it into a slightly broader search engine so that I can find the things that I'm looking for; I got sick of seeing search engin…
Re: Ask HN: A place like HN but with more nerdy stuff and less social stuff?
#46You see, about a year and a half ago this was what HN was actually like.
Re: Ask HN: A place like HN but with more nerdy stuff and less social stuff?
#47Have a look at this: http://functionspace.org/ I think this one may come close to your expectations
How does a landing page tell us anything?
Re: Ask HN: A place like HN but with more nerdy stuff and less social stuff?
#48A well set up Google Reader account can do wonders... but it takes a while to get to that point.
Re: Ask HN: A place like HN but with more nerdy stuff and less social stuff?
#49Programming Reddit (Proggit) is more focused on programming (as opposed to politics, tech startups) and therefore, I would argue, is more likely to have the sorts of links you're looking for. But, in my experience, the quality of discussion is lower (though quite high in absolute standards) and you're more likely to have a good comment downvoted.
"and you're more likely to have a good comment downvoted."
This has never made sense to me. On some subreddits that focus on disciplines (like AskHistorians among many others), you can easily get downvoted (ie "dissapeared") just by asking a question, let alone answering one. Other times you'll won't get upvoted nor downvoted when you've actually contributed to the discussion. In these instances I lurk even when I can contribute because it's just not worth it.
Re: Ask HN: A place like HN but with more nerdy stuff and less social stuff?
#50For me it sounds like whole stackexchange.com network.