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Another "Hacker News" with less AI and more human-focused hacking news?

Another "Hacker News" with less AI and more human-focused hacking news?

81 pointsby weird_trousers55 comments

Discussion summary

Some users discuss alternative hacking news sites like Lobste.rs, which focus less on AI and more on human-centered topics. Lobste.rs is invite-only, which some find elitist, and there are concerns about platform accessibility and content quality.

What the discussion says

  • Lobste.rs is preferred for human-focused hacking news.
  • Invite-only status may be seen as elitist.
  • Concerns about content quality and accessibility.
  • Hype around AI and crypto/NFTs is cyclical.
“Lobste.rs is better for human-focused hacking news.”
— throwaway_7678
“It's invite-only, which feels elitist.”
— Cyberdog

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  • Hacker News
  • Related (with some suggestions within):

    We need tech news sources which exclude AI

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48713041

    Hacker News but for independent blogs

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48567155

    by ChrisArchitect
  • Try HN “classic” mode:

    https://news.ycombinator.com/classic

    Not completely free of AI, but it’s probably more of what you are looking for.

    by csa
  • Just wait a year. It will die down just like crypto and NFTs did. Hype goes in cycles.
    by dmitrygr
  • https://bubbles.town/ is fun.
    by willmeyers
  • Maybe there could be an AI-generated HN mirror: the AI would monitor HN continuously, and filter out the AI related news. Fight fire with fire.
    by not_your_vase
  • https://hackaday.com/
    by ben30
  • There are very few sites such as Hacker News around. Looking for one that is similar in quality, but with a slightly different focus is going to be disappointing.

    Perhaps it helps to consider why you'd exactly want this? You may be better off not visiting any such site, and instead focus on real human-in-the-loop activities with a group of local hackers.

    by smokel
  • You could try a browser extension that just filters all terms like LLM, AI, agent, agentic and removes those posts.

    Or better yet, call back to a certain classic and replace those words with "butt" and keep them in.

    Then your front page will simply be filled with things like:

    "Show HN: Look what I did with my butt."

    "This new butt harness will revolutionize butt coding."

    by psvv

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