Like many HN posts, I found the comments even more insightful than the article:
"TM: What has happened. HN: What will happen." - William Mougayar
"Hacker news is great...Huge time-sink liability though." - Liad
"I find the comments more interesting sometimes than the actual article that is being linked to" - Rick
"Techmeme is a popularity contest, HackerNews is curation. Curation in my experience wins easily." - Larry M.
"I have really fallen in love with HackerNews lately, finding its eclectic mix of articles fascinating. I have been participating a lot there because it doesn't just pull in the same old standard fair I find everywhere else. I also often find, multiple perspectives, whether in stories or in the comments." - Elia Freedman
"...the commenters on HN leave a lot to be desired. With a room full of geeks, you pretty much get what you'd expect -- some insights, but a lot of pedantry." - davidu
"Hacker News is so great I only let myself go there once a day. And I might have to cut back on that too..." - Nate Kidwell
"Hacker News looks like a place where you can soak your brain for hours, if you have the time." - James Harradence
From Alexis Madrigal of The Atlantic: "All of our stories that do well on Hacker News share one thing: they are written. By written, I mean that someone took the time and effort to examine individual sentences, to think about word choices, to create transitions between grafs, to describe things precisely. You know, writing! But a lot of what gets posted in the tech blogosphere doesn't fit this definition of writing. It's more in the tradition of the wire services, where speed rules over creativity. That the Hacker News community both recognizes and rewards pieces that are written makes me love it."
Adrienne Jeffries and Alexis Madrigal also have some really interesting things to say. Fred's blog often has excellent comment threads and this is a fine one.
"TM: What has happened. HN: What will happen." - William Mougayar
"Hacker news is great...Huge time-sink liability though." - Liad
"I find the comments more interesting sometimes than the actual article that is being linked to" - Rick
"Techmeme is a popularity contest, HackerNews is curation. Curation in my experience wins easily." - Larry M.
"I have really fallen in love with HackerNews lately, finding its eclectic mix of articles fascinating. I have been participating a lot there because it doesn't just pull in the same old standard fair I find everywhere else. I also often find, multiple perspectives, whether in stories or in the comments." - Elia Freedman
"...the commenters on HN leave a lot to be desired. With a room full of geeks, you pretty much get what you'd expect -- some insights, but a lot of pedantry." - davidu
"Hacker News is so great I only let myself go there once a day. And I might have to cut back on that too..." - Nate Kidwell
"Hacker News looks like a place where you can soak your brain for hours, if you have the time." - James Harradence