After all the talk about what hacker news really is, I hesitated to post this. But, I really enjoyed the article so I figured that's at least one hacker who thinks this is interesting news, and maybe one is enough. So enjoy, or not!
I thought the NYT article wasn't very interesting, so I won't upvote the OP, but I must point out that I'm part of the Lebowski cult and I appreciate the intend in posting this.
Same. But if anyone wants to see more Dude-oriented information, here's a good starting point: http://dudeism.com/ Follow the `links` section to find everything from bowling Jesus action figures to quite serious texts on Buddhism.
i dont really care what hn is about: i found it cute and pointless. maybe thats what the discussions on hn's purpose really are about? whether a story is 'important', 'informative', or purely entertaining. i see no reason not to include all of them. but perhaps a way to separate them would allow some to focus on the generic category they prefer. just my two cents.
He and his co-editor "immediately cut out all the papers celebrating the Dude as a hippie hero in a postmodern landscape." That’s a sober choice. Admirers of the Dude are already dangerously close to becoming Internet-age versions of Parrotheads, the weekend-warrior Jimmy Buffett fans who tip back margaritas -- and embarrass their children -- while wearing flip-flops, board shorts, Hawaiian shirts and coconut bras.
