Ask YC: Innocuous news?
Did HN get hacked? Screenshot here: http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/10731/Snapshot%202009-04-23%2016-45-32.png
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No, I just changed the name for a bit.
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=575487
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=575487
Perhaps I could have that as an entry possible in my settings. With sufficient karma you get to rename the site.
Can you do me a favor and change the word "News" to "Important Work Site".
Given all the complaints about the increasing popularity of the site, I was more expecting "Boring News, Nothing Funny Here, Go Back to Tech Crunch" or something.
Why stop there?
How about "User Acceptance Testing - Phase III Results". I won't have to alt-tab so much.
Hell, maybe pg can make the whole site look like an IDE.
How about "User Acceptance Testing - Phase III Results". I won't have to alt-tab so much.
Hell, maybe pg can make the whole site look like an IDE.
Added title rename to my GM script:
http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/25039
Why not call it Make Something People Want News. It might focus the mind of the posters and reduce off-topic posts. Also "Innocuous News" has the feel of an inside joke; it might lead to a recurring Ask-HN thread about the name.
Maybe higher karma users could change the title dynamically like they can change the top bar color?
I rather liked the strange looks I got from reading Hacker News, but at least I learned a new word today
Innocuous - 1. not harmful or injurious; harmless: an innocuous home remedy. 2. not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive; an innocuous remark. 3. not interesting, stimulating, or significant; pallid; insipid: an innocuous novel.
Innocuous - 1. not harmful or injurious; harmless: an innocuous home remedy. 2. not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive; an innocuous remark. 3. not interesting, stimulating, or significant; pallid; insipid: an innocuous novel.
I read a lot, but I have a habit of glossing over words for which I have a vague sense, but not a precise definition.
For a while, whenever I'd read something, I'd just quickly jot down any word for which I couldn't come up with a good definition. Later, I'd look them up.
It works, and it's saved me some embarrassment. Schadenfreude didn't mean what I thought it meant.
For a while, whenever I'd read something, I'd just quickly jot down any word for which I couldn't come up with a good definition. Later, I'd look them up.
It works, and it's saved me some embarrassment. Schadenfreude didn't mean what I thought it meant.
I find that an amazing thing about language, that you often don't need a precise definition, because the meaning is clear from the context. Perhaps 'innocuous' isn't the best example, as 'innocent' is well known and pretty close, but it also works for words that you lack any 'hint' for.
I looked up innocuous when I saw the title change, but didn't really learn anything new.
I looked up innocuous when I saw the title change, but didn't really learn anything new.
What did you think it meant? (Just curious - I am a native German speaker.)
Bittersweet joy, rather than joy in someone else's misfortune.
Plausible. I guess the word could have taken that meaning.
Mostly harmless. Or '42'. Just plain '42'.
(if you need to ask, you can't afford it ;-)
(if you need to ask, you can't afford it ;-)
Deep Thought
Mostly Harmless News. Definitely what it should be. DON'T PANIC!
The word sounds much more interesting than what it actually means though. I like it :)
In our office you get funny looks if you don't read Hacker News.
I dream of such places, thanks for letting my know that, unlike unicorns, they exist.
When I run into ignorance about the hacker/cracker distinction and don't feel like going into the whole schpiel, I find that the phrase "relax; I work for the good guys" is sufficient to calm people down.
I suggest "l33t |-|@xx0r n3\/\/5"
Wonderful! Saves the creepy looks from those who keep an eye on the office... now just bewildered looks.
Actually, i like it as Hacker News. I'm just so used to say it as "Hacker News" to explain things to my team. Can't imagine having to pronounce "Innocuous News".
I like the name "hacker" why change it for all of us, the one who habe problems with it use a userscript
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Allow us to customize the title, just like we can customize the title bar background.
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awesome