Hacker News clone for Singapore • Hacker News Board

Re: Hacker News clone for Singapore

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Post by dgr » Thu, Jul 30, 2009, 1:26 PM UTC

chaosprophet wrote: post #7

dgr wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It was actually never intended for sigint.sg to seem like it was created independently. There's a link back to Hacker News in the FAQ: http://www.sigint.sg/faq

While we are talking looks I might as well add that the light blue header doesn't go too well with the brown background. #BFDFF9 would look better.

Ok noted. Let me mess around with that when the site is restarted next.

Re: Hacker News clone for Singapore

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Post by hwijaya » Thu, Jul 30, 2009, 1:35 PM UTC

Great work. I think it would be great when you guys start cover the region, like Indonesia. I hardly can find any Indonesian startups so far. Unfortunately, i don't live in the country.

Re: Hacker News clone for Singapore

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Post by wizardofoz » Thu, Jul 30, 2009, 1:46 PM UTC

It would be awesome if you or someone could make a similar version for New York City.

Re: Hacker News clone for Singapore

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Post by Gormo » Thu, Jul 30, 2009, 2:55 PM UTC

What is the benefit of a region-specific version of Hacker News, especially one that is also in English? Most of what's discussed on this site is relevant to tech and the business of tech in general.

Re: Hacker News clone for Singapore

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Post by hboon » Thu, Jul 30, 2009, 3:05 PM UTC

Are you in Singapore? Would love to meet up.

Re: Hacker News clone for Singapore

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Post by dgr » Thu, Jul 30, 2009, 3:09 PM UTC

Gormo wrote: post #14

What is the benefit of a region-specific version of Hacker News, especially one that is also in English? Most of what's discussed on this site is relevant to tech and the business of tech in general.

That's true in general, but the business of tech can sometimes benefit from local knowledge. A submission about the best lawyers for tech startups in Singapore wouldn't really be appropriate for HN since it wouldn't benefit a large part of the audience.

It also helps to have a site where there's a high chance that the person you're talking to is close enough to meet up for coffee. =)

Re: Hacker News clone for Singapore

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Post by dgr » Thu, Jul 30, 2009, 3:29 PM UTC

hboon wrote: post #15

Are you in Singapore? Would love to meet up.

Yup. Meeting up sounds good. I sent you an email.

Re: Hacker News clone for Singapore

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Post by amvp » Thu, Jul 30, 2009, 3:30 PM UTC

hboon wrote: post #15

Are you in Singapore? Would love to meet up.

Me too. Email in profile.

Re: Hacker News clone for Singapore

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Post by cflee » Thu, Jul 30, 2009, 3:41 PM UTC

byrneseyeview wrote: post #9

What's the startup scene in SG like? Also , are their consumer Internet companies mostly English-language, or multilingual?

You might have heard of Fusion Garage - now associated with CrunchPad/TechCrunch.

Re: Hacker News clone for Singapore

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Post by dgr » Thu, Jul 30, 2009, 3:44 PM UTC

amvp wrote: post #18

hboon wrote: post #15

Are you in Singapore? Would love to meet up.

Me too. Email in profile.

Hey I can't see your email address. I think you need to move it to the about field in your profile because the email field is hidden from public view. My address is in my profile if you want to email me.