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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?

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And if you build the next HN, please add an API

What are the main reasons you want an API?

Building more powerful clients for desktop and mobile. Think user tagging, comment filtering, custom sort order, interface improvements.

Re: Ask HN: A place like HN but with more nerdy stuff and less social stuff?

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on the topic, I dare ask for an invite to lobste.rs if someone has one lying around. I promise I won't be an ass. (Cause a week ago I reached the threshold of wanting to leave a comment enough times)

invite just sent..

Any chance I could grab an invite too? My email: http://scr.im/backus

So quick :) thank you

Re: Ask HN: A place like HN but with more nerdy stuff and less social stuff?

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post #55

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on the topic, I dare ask for an invite to lobste.rs if someone has one lying around. I promise I won't be an ass. (Cause a week ago I reached the threshold of wanting to leave a comment enough times)

invite just sent..

thanks, also to the other people who invited me. Too bad, invites don't show up as a graph :)

Re: Ask HN: A place like HN but with more nerdy stuff and less social stuff?

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https://lobste.rs/ maybe.

Wouldn't mind an invite myself. While I was wandering the site I thought I had a break through idea only to discover that such a thing already existed. What I wanted was the pushd (dos command---dating myself) Then I realized that if I only would right click on a link and open it in a new window, then I have exactly what I want :)

Re: Ask HN: A place like HN but with more nerdy stuff and less social stuff?

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Does any RSS/Atom client exist which can subtract feeds? So you can for example add HackerNews feed and subtract feeds from /r/politics and /r/worldpolitics so only link mentioned on HackerNews and not mentioned on /r/politics or /r/worldpolitics would pass?

Re: Ask HN: A place like HN but with more nerdy stuff and less social stuff?

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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?

I had the same question.

Re: Ask HN: A place like HN but with more nerdy stuff and less social stuff?

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>Heated arguments that make me feel bad after reading the comments instead of enlightened 1-There is bound to be heated arguments whenever two rational people with different circumstances & a different thought process are asked to opine on any issue with less than an obvious resolution. If you're uncomfortable watching a rigorous back & forth. Try North Korea. 2- You do realize you're asking a question of a social na…

How on earth does anyone think this is trolling? Anyway, I disagree with your points. 1) There is a very big difference between a heated argument and an argument. Maybe it's just a side effect of the medium we are using, but everyone seems to have so much trouble being civil. For example, instead of suggesting that OP go look to North Korea, you could have said "For me, the heated discussions are a good thing" or som…

Everyone is suggesting Reddit, but there too you will find heated arguments [1]. In general, HN comments are way better, and trolls are kept in line.

[1]: http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/135b5z/yes_the_f...

Re: Ask HN: A place like HN but with more nerdy stuff and less social stuff?

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Someday 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 liv…

You could use every buzzword!
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