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pacohnon Ask HN: Apart from Hacker News, what else you read?

Like HN meets twitter.

pacohnon A thought-experiment about matter, space, and time.

I don't think the second part of your comment was any more constructive. Even if you don't agree with the basis or the the conclusions, there is value in these kinds of exercises. At the very least, it might give someone new perspective on their own ideas. Someone might stumble upon something useful.

IMO as long as we can't explain one of the most important forces that we experience, I don't think we should so casually dismiss these kinds of pursuits.

pacohnon A thought-experiment about matter, space, and time.

As far as I know, the evidence of expansion has everything to do with light. It's the Doppler effect. There is an apparent red shift (expansion of wavelengths) if you are moving away from the source, and a blue shift (compression of wavelengths) if you are moving towards the source. We see everything around us as red shifted, so it looks like we are raisins in a loaf of expanding bread. All raisins are moving away from each other, or the space in between raisins is expanding.

pacohnon It should be easier for me to give mice brain tumors.

>> I get the feeling that there are conflicting communities here. >Maybe, though that matter seems to be resolving itself on its own currently.

Well I think HN grew due to the hacker community. After reading some in the post I linked. I am thinking that it might not be right that it be hijacked. I was a big Redditor and felt driven away somewhat recently. I guess this is all tangential, but no offense taken. Best.

pacohnon It should be easier for me to give mice brain tumors.

Thanks for the answer. Personally, I don't see it so much as flamebait as an interesting issue. Even so, as long as people remain civil, I think discussions of conflicting viewpoints can be very valuable.

I had the impression that HN was for broad content, as long as it was intellectually stimulating. However, based on this recent post about the decline of HN: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2403696 I get the feeling that there are conflicting communities here.

Perhaps you are right. This is my second post. I am feeling conflicted, actually.

pacohnon It should be easier for me to give mice brain tumors.

Why? Am I missing something?

pacohnon Facebook Comments Epitomizes Everything I Hate About Facebook

I don't know if he fails to realize it so much as it just makes him want to rant. Whatever the case may be, what works on a social network might not work for a cross-platform interface.

I miss Disqus at TC. I think they were working on a solution for problems with commenting. I don't get that sense from Facebook comments.

pacohnon T. Boone Pickens thinks water is the new oil.

As a Michigander, anyone that wants to divert Great Lakes waters is looking for a fight. Those lakes are Michigan.

Also, the Michigan militia.

pacohnon Formatting your web content to be a pleasure to read

Thanks. I agree for the most part. But, I think the font choice/spacing here at HN for instance, works for a tech forum, whereas it might not be as optimal for articles or poetry.

I guess I am saying that content and audience can define the problem you you are trying to solve. It could vary for that reason.

pacohnon Whatever happened to Quora?

Well, I guess the quality of the name is another point entirely, and the scheme might unravel there. :) I just thought it was an interesting idea. If the quora spike did come from Tron, I think it's at least interesting to consider engineering such an accident. It might be good, bad, or a wash, but IMO I think the bounces would be an overall positive. The name... that is another problem.

pacohnon Whatever happened to Quora?

Why would it be negative? Personally, I'd just think "oh there's a site with a similar name", and move on. I wouldn't fault the site for that.

pacohnon Formatting your web content to be a pleasure to read

Isn't so much of this a matter of taste that would vary depending upon the audience and the subject matter?

Aesthetics are not absolutes, and they evolve.

EDIT: Why would this be downvoted? It's an honest question.

pacohnon Whatever happened to Quora?

>The rate of people who would visit your new product and then immediately leave would be high. Generally, this is called bounce rate.

Would that be a bad thing? Even those that left would then know that your site existed, which isn't without value.

As far as names matching a character in a movie, I think it would be very difficult to make a suit out of this. If anything, you could then change your name slightly, and get some press about it.

pacohnon Success, and Farming vs. Mining

I agree. I think the article speaks to the founder and his/her vision and intent rather than the product.

Sometimes the planted flag is much different from the fully implemented product.