Lobsters • Hacker News Board

Re: Lobsters

#11

Post by lathamcity » Thu, Aug 30, 2012, 2:12 AM UTC

I prefer HN's background.

Re: Lobsters

#12

Post by silentscope » Thu, Aug 30, 2012, 2:16 AM UTC

I wonder if this article will be removed...

Re: Lobsters

#13

Post by tptacek » Thu, Aug 30, 2012, 2:17 AM UTC

akashshah wrote: post #8

According to https://jcs.org/projects/ "Lobsters (2012 - present) - A link aggregation site that I created after I was banned from Hacker News." EDIT - also found https://lobste.rs/s/bkeYe9/about_lobsters which explains some features

JCS was banned from Hacker News? What the hell?

Re: Lobsters

#14

Post by chj » Thu, Aug 30, 2012, 2:17 AM UTC

Oh no, invitation only.

Re: Lobsters

#15

Post by swah » Thu, Aug 30, 2012, 2:18 AM UTC

I remember how much I really enjoyed seeing points...

Re: Lobsters

#16

Post by bhousel » Thu, Aug 30, 2012, 2:19 AM UTC

It's about time.

Re: Lobsters

#17

Post by akashshah » Thu, Aug 30, 2012, 2:19 AM UTC

tptacek wrote: post #13

akashshah wrote: post #8

According to https://jcs.org/projects/ "Lobsters (2012 - present) - A link aggregation site that I created after I was banned from Hacker News." EDIT - also found https://lobste.rs/s/bkeYe9/about_lobsters which explains some features

JCS was banned from Hacker News? What the hell?

He links to https://jcs.org/notaweblog/2012/06/13/hellbanned_from_hacker... from the projects page

Re: Lobsters

#18

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Aug 30, 2012, 2:19 AM UTC

tptacek wrote: post #13

akashshah wrote: post #8

According to https://jcs.org/projects/ "Lobsters (2012 - present) - A link aggregation site that I created after I was banned from Hacker News." EDIT - also found https://lobste.rs/s/bkeYe9/about_lobsters which explains some features

JCS was banned from Hacker News? What the hell?

[deleted]

Re: Lobsters

#19

Post by akashshah » Thu, Aug 30, 2012, 2:23 AM UTC

tptacek wrote: post #13

akashshah wrote: post #8

According to https://jcs.org/projects/ "Lobsters (2012 - present) - A link aggregation site that I created after I was banned from Hacker News." EDIT - also found https://lobste.rs/s/bkeYe9/about_lobsters which explains some features

JCS was banned from Hacker News? What the hell?

The irony is that the current submission's title needs to change from "Yehuda Katz..." to "Joshua Stein..."

Re: Lobsters

#20

Post by jeffool » Thu, Aug 30, 2012, 2:23 AM UTC

Exclusionary tagging seems nice.

More than giving why you're downvoting, I wish HN didn't ban/banish-to-purgatory people for low karma, but for upheld flagged posts. Someone can be horribly wrong, often, and still learn, and become worthwhile to the group. At least in theory.