But I would never post a Balko story here, because they're
just not appropriate for HN.
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I don't understand why this wouldn't be appropriate for HN. Could you explain what you mean?
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I don't understand why this wouldn't be appropriate for HN. Could you explain what you mean?
Therein lies my reasoning for my dislike of politics on HN. Thomas may have different reasoning.
In the best case, you end up with hackers arguing with each other about how they should be taxed.
In the worst case, you end up with hackers arguing with each other about who is most genuinely outraged.
To quote 'pg, explaining why TSA stories were so dangerous to HN that he was explicitly penalizing them: "If there's a road from hacking to politics, it's probably civil liberties."