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Re: Ask HN: Alternatives to HN

#11

Post by yefim » Thu, Jun 06, 2013, 9:29 AM UTC

There's always http://thelist.io

Re: Ask HN: Alternatives to HN

#12

Post by olalonde » Thu, Jun 06, 2013, 9:32 AM UTC

http://www.lesswrong.com - "Less Wrong is a community blog devoted to refining the art of human rationality."

Re: Ask HN: Alternatives to HN

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Post by mindcrime » Thu, Jun 06, 2013, 9:32 AM UTC

Slashdot, if you don't mind a heavy dose of Internet Meme along with your Interesting Discussion.

There are also sites which focus more on specific topics... if you're into server-side Java stuff, there's http://theserverside.com, if you're into programming language research, there's http://lambda-the-ultimate.org, etc., etc.

And a lot of the more niche subreddits are actually pretty good. Stay away from /r/funny, /r/politics and the other "big" ones and check out /r/machinelearning, /r/compsci, /r/systems, /r/math, or /r/compscipapers, etc.

Re: Ask HN: Alternatives to HN

#14

Post by phyalow » Thu, Jun 06, 2013, 9:37 AM UTC

http://arxiv.org - I like reading the abstracts and occasionally papers if I happen on something interesting.

Re: Ask HN: Alternatives to HN

#15

Post by conroy » Thu, Jun 06, 2013, 9:38 AM UTC

tezza wrote: post #7

https://lobste.rs/ - I am not a member, but it looks very similar

If anyone would like an invite, send me an email or reply here.

Re: Ask HN: Alternatives to HN

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Post by Kudos » Thu, Jun 06, 2013, 9:38 AM UTC

olalonde wrote: post #10

http://www.forrst.com - "A community where developers & designers improve their craft through design feedback."

When I last checked it was community of designers and designers who think they are also developers.

Re: Ask HN: Alternatives to HN

#17

Post by aymeric » Thu, Jun 06, 2013, 9:40 AM UTC

There is http://inbound.org for a marketing oriented HN.

Re: Ask HN: Alternatives to HN

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Post by p4bl0 » Thu, Jun 06, 2013, 9:42 AM UTC

tezza wrote: post #7

https://lobste.rs/ - I am not a member, but it looks very similar

It looks cool but it's impossible to get an invite if you don't know someone already on it. I tried to contact an active member to ask for an invite and didn't even get a response, then I tried a second one and same thing… Since then I think that either it's that kind of community and I wouldn't fit in anyway, or maybe I was just unlucky and randomness didn't make me contact the right people.

Re: Ask HN: Alternatives to HN

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Post by Lewton » Thu, Jun 06, 2013, 9:44 AM UTC

mindcrime wrote: post #13

Slashdot, if you don't mind a heavy dose of Internet Meme along with your Interesting Discussion. There are also sites which focus more on specific topics... if you're into server-side Java stuff, there's http://theserverside.com , if you're into programming language research, there's http://lambda-the-ultimate.org , etc., etc. And a lot of the more niche subreddits are actually pretty good. Stay away from /r/funny,…

add /r/reverseengineering and /r/netsec to that Not that active but the little stuff that gets posted is usually high quality

Re: Ask HN: Alternatives to HN

#20

Post by flipgimble » Thu, Jun 06, 2013, 9:44 AM UTC

conroy wrote: post #15

tezza wrote: post #7

https://lobste.rs/ - I am not a member, but it looks very similar

If anyone would like an invite, send me an email or reply here.

Hi, I'd like an invite if you still have one (my email is on my account page). What is the history of https://lobste.rs ? Or maybe how would you describe the focus and character of the community?