In point I don't think it's a decline, just more of a noise issue. Many of the articles are interesting but I am noticing more submissions that have only a abstract connection to qualify for "Hacker" news.
I don't have any well though out answers to the question. I do think the more questions out there that could help solve this problem.
I'm thinking the commenting is more of a symptom than the underlying issue(s).......
Another Craigslist posting. I think that guy who answers the question is slapping him self in the face with a pretty obvious reason why Craigslist is still around. The graphic with all the competing websites...I stopped counting after 10+
Seems like Craigslist has something for everyone. I could visit all those websites or just go to Craigslist. And not have to get around prompts/asks to tweet or like or share or spam my friends.
Furthermore, everyone has heard of Craigslist. Most of the listed competing websites are largely unknown outside of places like HN (where they have come up in startup discussions, not because people heard about their good products). Maybe 15% of the companies listed have any recognition by the general public.
Good enough has been Craigslist biggest strength. You sure can innovate your self out of a good product, It does not always mean improvement. Disruption..I don't think so, competition yes. I'm pretty sure the use of disruption is getting diluted...... For the website It's not getting worse, that's a decent accomplishment for a website that's been around for such a long time.
When Craigslist is dead and gone, then I think we can have a informed decision about Craigslist disrupted status.(Wait! Just checked.....still lots of postings)
Everyone whose on this "are we still talking about color" thing is starting to get on my nerves. Theres still LOTS of mileage in it - more write ups, VC opinions, yada yada.
Its how the world works. They just raised $41m, one of the largest pre-launch rounds. Expect to hear about them.
Saying "are we still talking about color" doesn't make you cool. Nobody cares if your "over it because your so hooked in to the tech scene".
If you don't want to read about it, don't click on the link.
If there's something insightful to say, sure. But the bubble/not-bubble, talented-team/questionable-product, smart-VCs/dumb-VCs, can't-use-$41m/can-use-$41m debates don't seem to be getting anywhere, as far as I've seen. Not just that it's repetitive, but that none of the discussions, even if they were the first and only one you saw, has a lot of substance. They all seem to be some combination of ridicule and "it's not worth ridiculing but maybe is good" defensiveness, with both sides mostly based on speculation rather than any solid facts.
Am I missing the insightful writeups where this case study can help me learn something about either technology or the technology business? I click to the HN discussion in hopes of finding such things!
I see a lot of similarity between the Color discussions and anything written about Fukushima; a small number of facts are being drawn together to produce wide-reaching conclusions. It is a lot less interesting to say "we don't know all the facts so lets just wait and see how this turns out". These days I find it much harder to find people who are undecided about a topic - everything is polarising.
Because they have done what (almost) everyone on here wants to do, get funding for their idea. The fact that the idea is "obvious" and "simple" means everyone can bike shed [1] it to death.
Way to go on missing the point. I did ask 'Why' is it such a hot topic.
I was hoping to get a little more of a response about my question than my comment. I didn't want to discount the buzz color is creating.
My thoughts were, I'm not Color, It's not the last ever VC deal in the world(I hope)...and most important, It's not helping me debug this FPGA I'm working on =P.
I was thinking I might be able to get good idea from some of the comments...
Wow. Is anyone still surprised that social networks do this? Really? "Oh! so that's what they are really doing?, Aha!' I would think that's has been established as the status quo for a awhile now.
a 42$ million investment, I would be curious about any thoughts on how a company would make a profit from that investment. Other than selling information about it's users.
I think the gotcha would be "Oh the company is NOT selling customer information!" So that's how they are doing it. This article seems like they just uncovered some new revelation.
I find it interesting that they need his hard drive or any equipment as proof that he did something illegal. At this point is it just Sony making stuff up about what he did before they have all the facts?
Protip: If your equipment is at risk being seized by the cops, feed it to tumblbeasts for proper disposal.
best to ignore that protip or face horrible consequences.
anyway, my understanding is that the lawsuit is still stuck at jurisdictional discovery, not full-on, let's find out if you did something naughty discovery. Which means they're looking for evidence of links to California (such as having a PSN account, which is a contract that, I think, claims Cali as jurisdiction) so they can sue him there, not in new jersey.
Should there be a standard that outlines using italics with asterisks to let the reader know that part of the comment was sarcastic. Well now that I think about it maybe Tumblbeasts could switch on Murder Mode if you feed them such things.
I though I was referring to made up comic, now I'm not so sure anymore. Oh god!, I hope they can't fit through RJ45's
Yeah I would ignore that protip, instead of taking you to jail they would take you to the Mental Hospital for trying to feed something imaginary. If indeed Tumbleasts are imaginary. I still might not be convinced they are NOT real.
I think it's a hoax. If it was the real IE team parts of the cake wouldn't be on the pan. I'm also pretty sure the E would be hanging off the right side.
Down Voting "Really?" I will try to be more elegant when mentioning Apple removed the Gay Cure app? Maybe throw something in there about lean methodology and MVP next time.
I don't have any well though out answers to the question. I do think the more questions out there that could help solve this problem.
I'm thinking the commenting is more of a symptom than the underlying issue(s).......