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Read B) again.

'B. Things that specifically Hackers find interesting - as opposed to the general population - belong on the front page.'

Note the word 'specifically' and the phrase 'opposed to the general public'. I'm a hacker and I like pizza, however pizza is not a thing specifically Hackers find interesting.

Exactly.

An article about the economics or business of pizza, or someone obsessed with making great pizza (like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz91GfoZ-Zs ) might be considered interesting enough to merit going on HN.

I think the problem with that assumption is that non-hackers can visit this site and vote for articles that are only interesting to the general public and otherwise off-topic for this site. It doesn't take many votes to get on the front page, you only need a handful of users who are willing to upvote any sensational headline.

How many examples are there of non-hackers hanging out here and vote stuff up?

so I'm hoping for 2) to be your answer

Even more confusing - he refers to 2 as being his preference.