points by sharkweek 12 years ago My favorite one is for those people who get enough karma to have pg's phone number in the top right corner of the header - pretty cool
DanBC 12 years ago I'm surprised there isn't a rumour about a secret HN board accessible by invitation only. justinpombrio 12 years ago I think you just started one. Villodre 12 years ago I'll propagate it. timv 12 years ago There is no HN cabal...(Sorry for the other-other-other-site reference) InclinedPlane 12 years ago I thought this was a reference to the backbone cabal of the '80s: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backbone_cabal timv 12 years ago Yes, but indirectly.It was a relatively common theme on Kuro5hin (back when it had more than 2 stories per year...) that there was no K5 cabal (in reference to the backbone cabal)I was never a heavy usenet-er, so the K5 reference is the one that stays in my mind. JacobAldridge 12 years ago Those of us on the Board don't like to brag. krapp 12 years ago I thought HN was just a holding area for people not cool enough for lobste.rs anyway? eam 12 years ago The first rule of about the Secret HN Board is: You do not talk about Secret HN Board.The second rule of Secret HN Board is: You do not talk about secret HN Board. gadders 12 years ago There is a YC participants only board though, isn't there?
timv 12 years ago There is no HN cabal...(Sorry for the other-other-other-site reference) InclinedPlane 12 years ago I thought this was a reference to the backbone cabal of the '80s: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backbone_cabal timv 12 years ago Yes, but indirectly.It was a relatively common theme on Kuro5hin (back when it had more than 2 stories per year...) that there was no K5 cabal (in reference to the backbone cabal)I was never a heavy usenet-er, so the K5 reference is the one that stays in my mind.
InclinedPlane 12 years ago I thought this was a reference to the backbone cabal of the '80s: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backbone_cabal timv 12 years ago Yes, but indirectly.It was a relatively common theme on Kuro5hin (back when it had more than 2 stories per year...) that there was no K5 cabal (in reference to the backbone cabal)I was never a heavy usenet-er, so the K5 reference is the one that stays in my mind.
timv 12 years ago Yes, but indirectly.It was a relatively common theme on Kuro5hin (back when it had more than 2 stories per year...) that there was no K5 cabal (in reference to the backbone cabal)I was never a heavy usenet-er, so the K5 reference is the one that stays in my mind.
krapp 12 years ago I thought HN was just a holding area for people not cool enough for lobste.rs anyway?
eam 12 years ago The first rule of about the Secret HN Board is: You do not talk about Secret HN Board.The second rule of Secret HN Board is: You do not talk about secret HN Board.
EGreg 12 years ago I think you have to have higher karma than pg. He doesn't qualify for his own number.
I'm surprised there isn't a rumour about a secret HN board accessible by invitation only.
I think you just started one.
I'll propagate it.
There is no HN cabal...
(Sorry for the other-other-other-site reference)
I thought this was a reference to the backbone cabal of the '80s: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backbone_cabal
Yes, but indirectly.
It was a relatively common theme on Kuro5hin (back when it had more than 2 stories per year...) that there was no K5 cabal (in reference to the backbone cabal)
I was never a heavy usenet-er, so the K5 reference is the one that stays in my mind.
Those of us on the Board don't like to brag.
I thought HN was just a holding area for people not cool enough for lobste.rs anyway?
The first rule of about the Secret HN Board is: You do not talk about Secret HN Board.
The second rule of Secret HN Board is: You do not talk about secret HN Board.
There is a YC participants only board though, isn't there?
I think you have to have higher karma than pg. He doesn't qualify for his own number.
Wait, that number is "karma" ? I thought it was that Bitcoin thing...