And this, too, shall pass away ...

As I write this 18 of 30 entries on the "newest" page are about WhatsApp. Whatever that is - I'd never heard of it before now. It's got four entries on the front page, and the top entry on the front page got 240 votes in 24 minutes. In the meantime a discussion about proofs, computers, automated reasoning, and other such issues has plummeted off the front page. Even though the discussion is civil and constructive, it's fallen foul of the HN "flamewar detector" heuristic.

It's late here, and I have an early start in the morning, so I'll see what tomorrow brings. See then if there's anything worth reading.

As I go, let me ask - what do you get out of HN?