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This is not startup news.

5 points by coned88 ↗ HN
I thought this site was hacker news, news for hackers. Though it seems 90% of the content has absolutely nothing to do with hacking. The majority of it is startup crap, which has absolutely nothing to do with hacking, such is a business topic.

Keep it on topic, this site is getting ridiculous.

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dennykmiu
why hack if you ain't going to start?
coned88
Not sure what you mean. This is not a hacking site. Its a site for hacker news. Its not for startup's or information about google voice, nor for an explanation about iPad economics.
daleharvey
err yeh, as mentioned in the other post, startup news is exactly what this place is.

YC is a startup seed fund / incubator, most of the first users were all from YC companies, as shown by your "90%" figure most of the current users are still interested in startups, its original name was startup news and a lot of people still call it that.

slashdot / programming reddit / lambda the ultimate might be better places if you want purely programming news.

pmjoyce
Getting ridiculous? You joined 41 days ago, it hasn't changed that much in a month and a bit.
what
I hate when people say this. When they registered doesn't tell you how long they have been visiting the site. I probably lurked here reading articles and comments for a year before I finally registered.

Though, I'm not sure what the OP is complaining about. All of the submissions that (s)he has shown an interest in (by commenting) have not been about "hacking."

brk
You must be testing some trolling or flame-war detection app?
dandelany
You know, you're absolutely right. Even though this is a community-moderated site whose front-page articles are controlled by community voting, you, coned88, longtime user of 41 days and 15 karma, and you alone should be allowed to determine exactly what is and is not "on topic".

</sarcasm>

If you don't like it, go elsewhere, and stop polluting HN with your complaining.

noodle
what exactly do you expect "news for hackers" to be?