Why? :s

film42 · on June 23, 2013

Because this is a site dedicated to programming and programmers' news. I can understand the NSA spying on its citizens being a relevant topic for this site, but now that the only thing keeping the news 'breaking' is his flight path, this story is no longer relevant. Important, sure. But not relevant to this website.

mfieldhouse · on June 23, 2013

Because HN isn't a politics site. In fact it's not even a tech news site. That's what the likes of mashable are for.

buro9 · on June 23, 2013

Technology is a tool, how you use that tool is an expression of politics, whether or not you consciously think it is.

It is inevitable that on a technology site, politics relating to technology will come in.

jiggy2011 · on June 23, 2013

Do they need to be ~80% of the front page though?

jardaroh · on June 24, 2013

yes. Especially when it is of this importance. Even IF it was 80%, which of course it is not.

jiggy2011 · on June 24, 2013

It isn't 80% right now thankfully, but it has been at many points over the last few weeks. I don't see what purpose it solves apart from making people avoid HN.