"Look, here's a pretty way to configure git! This can also be done in these 17 other ways, wheeeee! It's 2012 and the top article is how to configure colours in 'git log'"
Seriously, boffins. Stop posting this stuff already. Better techniques are nice, but good only if they're revolutionary (like that Light Table editor). We need more new, ground-breaking stuff and less arrangements of Linus's Lego bricks.
There's the annual calendar of "news" stories pertaining to major holidays, sports events, and political cycles.
If you've lived a few years (or decades) in any particular area, you'll find a recycled set of "places to go, things to do, sights to see" articles.
If you've lived through a few economic cycles, there's a very predictable trend through boom, cusp, bust, downturn, recovery cycles (NB: still in the downturn).
News is cyclic. Not everyone knows everything. Reiterating the basics every so often is necessary.
The challenge isn't not doing it, but getting the balance right.
Seriously, boffins. Stop posting this stuff already. Better techniques are nice, but good only if they're revolutionary (like that Light Table editor). We need more new, ground-breaking stuff and less arrangements of Linus's Lego bricks.