I dont know about HN but I remember CmdrTaco's famous review of first iPod on its release in 2001: "No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame."
For those who don't know, CmdrTaco is the creator of Slashdot, the previous HN.
For those who don't know, CmdrTaco is the creator of Slashdot, the previous HN.
eyes the room suspiciously
What does it take to keep it running? How many people are still employed by them?
It has been over a decade since I last went there.
I’d say Slashdot is sustained purely on inertia. Pretty sure it’s just drifting towards the Sun and destined to blip out of existence eventually.
It’s a shame, but HN has clearly supplanted Slashdot as a place for nerds to congregate.