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thomasjoulin on Aug 30, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Lobsters

But this website name is Hacker News. Configuring text editors is closer to hacking than talking who got funded no ? I think the combination of the two groups makes HN interesting. We probably all agree that the two last groups are the one we want to avoid.

thaumaturgy on Aug 30, 2012 [–]

It was originally called Startup News.

thomasjoulin on Aug 30, 2012 | [–]

Thanks for the trivia, I had no idea. Anyway doesn't change my point : Hacker News née Startup News is great because of these two cultures.

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