Hacker News

Hacker News is a technology and startup community where developers, founders and investors gather, run by the startup accelerator Y Combinator.

Its comment threads are frequently more valuable than the linked articles: technical corrections, first-hand accounts from people who worked on the systems being discussed, and dissent that mainstream coverage omits.

The front page drives substantial traffic, but the audience is narrow and highly technical — a poor proxy for general market interest, and a harsh audience for marketing language.