A very small request: A favicon! Useful for discerning which tab is which when they're pinned in Firefox: https://s3.amazonaws.com/nerderati.captures/B5X0V.png
Similarly: Why does the icon feature a "D" and not the letter Tau (τ)? :)
Hacker news for data scientists
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Re: Hacker news for data scientists
#32Excellent and what a timing. We have built something more like reddit for data science / analytics. It's a closed beta (we're paranoid not to embarrass ourselves yet). If you guys are interested, please shoot me an email to include you in our, still private, system. No strings attached. We need more testers :)
What address? (You need to stick it in your bio to make it public.)
I didn't realize that until now! It's in my bio. Anyone interested, just shoot me an email to dominik (at) vga.hr We're also looking for more developers for our startup in this area.
Re: Hacker news for data scientists
#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
well, i tend to view reddit as the 'hacker news for everything' if that counts.. otherwise, i don't really think so. but i'd argue its related in that reddit has made such sites largely unnecessary. subreddits can be as narrow or broad in topic, and as open or regulated in curation as one wants. i see little value in a 'finance news' (for example) when there's /r/finance and probably around 100 other finance-related…
There exists /r/programming and /r/coding and HN is still here. In my opinion the success or failure of a site like this depends whether or not it has enough traction to start a good community, which at the end is what makes the difference.
while i think it is a factor, i don't buy the whole 'good community' thing being as important as many here make it out to be..
i think hn benefits mainly from the fact its backed by some big-name influencers whose activities are highly relevant to its target audience. their presence is essentially a feature of the site that provides value beyond ‘link aggregation and discussion’.. it’s a differentiating feature, and is one that’s very difficult one for a new entrant, like a subreddit, to overcome. it also probably helps a lot that hn predates reddit..
these other ‘hn-like’ sites have no such differentiating features, and that’s why i don’t see them ever taking-off.. and given that reddit already exists, they’re often competing against subreddits which benefit greatly in terms of visibility.
Re: Hacker news for data scientists
#34The hacker news for x trend is interesting, but I think the format is badly suited for small communities. The high data density of the front page makes a site with moderate activity feel like a ghost town.
Too bad we can't just have tags here. Then we could watch/ignore the ones in which we're interested. StackOverFlow style...
Re: Hacker news for data scientists
#35Excellent and what a timing. We have built something more like reddit for data science / analytics. It's a closed beta (we're paranoid not to embarrass ourselves yet). If you guys are interested, please shoot me an email to include you in our, still private, system. No strings attached. We need more testers :)
I'd love to check it out.
Re: Hacker news for data scientists
#36Excellent and what a timing. We have built something more like reddit for data science / analytics. It's a closed beta (we're paranoid not to embarrass ourselves yet). If you guys are interested, please shoot me an email to include you in our, still private, system. No strings attached. We need more testers :)
I'd love to check it out.
Send me an email at dominik (at) vga.hr and I'll send you access info and all. Thanks!
Re: Hacker news for data scientists
#37Remember when you had to do science to be called a scientist?
If this were true, we couldn't count Archimedes. I mean, he just did physical science without an established scientific methodology, right?
Re: Hacker news for data scientists
#38no RSS?
There's no link to it at the bottom of the homepage, but they do have a feed: http://www.datatau.com/rss
Re: Hacker news for data scientists
#39The hacker news for x trend is interesting, but I think the format is badly suited for small communities. The high data density of the front page makes a site with moderate activity feel like a ghost town.
Too bad we can't just have tags here. Then we could watch/ignore the ones in which we're interested. StackOverFlow style...
Not being sarcastic, but isn't that just reddit?
Re: Hacker news for data scientists
#40I don't mind seeing a "HN for xyz" site, but it bugs me when the design is exactly the same as HN.
>exactly the same as HN
One of the first noticeable aspects of the site is how much harsher on the eyes a pure white background is compared to the #f6f6ef used at HN.