[xauronx]

Hopefully because Hackernews was becoming NSANews.com. That shit was obnoxious. When 20 of the top 25 posts are about one topic you might as well open a new tab and do a search for that topic.

[rayiner → xauronx]

I don't mind the NSA articles, since I can just skip them depending on my mood, but I was a bit miffed that the iPhone 5S thread was all about "zomg fingerprints!" Nobody wanted to talk about 64-bit A7, the uses of the fingerprint sensor, etc.

[JonFish85 → xauronx]

Exactly. Thank God. And it was getting hysterical (not in the funny way).

[jemka]

Please don't post on HN to ask or tell us something (e.g. to ask us questions about Y Combinator, or to ask or complain about moderation). If you want to say something to us, please send it to info@ycombinator.com.

http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

[cliveowen]

I did notice a sudden lack of NSA stories, I just thought the community came to its senses. Glad to know there's someone who cares about the quality of the site. I, for one, applaud the move.

[kbart]

Hm, if it's for real, I would like to know the answer too.

[miga]

Because so many interesting things happened beside NSA stories? Or so I hope.

[tsbardella]

I like NASA didnt they go to the moon?

[kbart]

I would say all these three stories are more Apple related which makes it even more strange.

[unimpressive]

Probably because he felt it was turning into cryptome.org during the crypto wars. (Obsessive, posts anything related to the subject.)

[mark-r]

He's not allowed to tell you.

[hobs]

pg is clearly in the pocket of the NSA and is trying to control the discussion.

LOL!

I see three articles on the first two pages that are related to the recent revelations about the NSA.