Share your ‘Aha’s: links.betterexplained.com

betterexplained.com

36 points·brett··9 comments

Hi Brett, thanks for posting and for setting up slinkset.

I'm hoping to tap into some of the Hacker News wisdom in terms of sharing epiphanies :).

betterexplained kicks absolute ass. Resources at comparable standards are extremely rare. Your slinkset may very well be recursive: [Posts betterexplained.com]

Thanks -- really glad you're finding it useful. Yeah, don't mind the self references if there's meta discussions people want to have :)

This is a great idea, this kind of "big picture" articles are worth much more than news "bits and pieces".

No offense, but how is the launch of a slinkset site a top HN story?

sock puppet voting?

Beats me -- isn't it a slow news week? :)

I was really happy to see this at the top. I think it may be because we're both YC alum and some articles from betterexplained have been well received here in the past.

But also, I hope, the need to know why (not just how) is a common urge among hackers.

It's not the mechanics behind the site that is important, it is the concept. Betterexplained is a site providing valuable insights, and http://links.betterexplained.com promises to become a great resource for understanding the world.

Hackers care about curiosity, learning and understanding, hence the interest.

I'm guessing slow news week. It's been all finance stuff and layoffs.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com