Ekşi Sözlük (eksisozluk.com) has always been like that, and it still is. People wait over 4–5 years just to become a user, while non-users can only read. It remains one of the biggest websites in Türkiye, yet the design is still very simple, with only one or two new features added over the years. It reached more and more users, but it never really scaled in true meaning. It still like a weekend project
I wonder if slow growth businesses like this will win out in the end. Every other social network decays under a crush of revenue expectations and an In-N-Out model of tech can grow steadily without ever falling apart.
Could be a real tortoise and the hare situation but we won't know for a long time.
Interesting and lovely to see ekşi sözlük getting mentioned on HN (even though I remember seeing ssg on HN before if I remember correctly).
I'm curious if there are any similar (in the vein of Douglas Adams' "Guide to the Galaxy") websites with a geographically wider adoption, basically its English version.
I remember İTÜ Sözlük changing its brand to Instela to go somewhat global. But looks like they failed.
I also remember seeing a "Guide" in some Douglas Adams related website, but it wasn't really an active website as far as I remember.
XAI is valued not for its intelligence, but for its practical potential—especially in robotics and autonomous vehicles. In robotics, XAI helps ensure machines behave predictably in complex environments. In cars, especially self-driving systems, explainability is key to trust, regulatory approval, and user adoption. Intelligence without interpretability is a liability in these fields.
If xAI can pull this off, it holds massive potential for passive income and a large user base—even if it's not the best LLM. Success in integrating with robotics and vehicles could secure long-term contracts, licensing deals, and infrastructure partnerships. The market rewards utility, not just raw intelligence.
Musk is a successful individual, but he doesn't need RS, and RS definitely doesn't need him either. Keeping him on the fellow list is simply a commercial gimmick and nothing more. I fully support the writer's perspective.
