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I don't think anyone's spending public money on HN.

There are plenty of .edu's and .gov's logging in to HN.

While they might be using an email address from a public service doesn't mean they are browsing HN while on the job.

Clearly you've never examined the logs of a public forum such as this.

I administer one (about 60,000 average monthly users), and it's loaded with connections from such institutions.

It's always delightful to see someone talking stupid about science get smacked down by someone with a nasa.gov connection.