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Attacks on Parachutists

Fri, 04/18/2025 - 8:14pm
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Are your channels visible enough?

Fri, 04/18/2025 - 8:13pm

Article URL: https://libera.chat/news/visibility

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43733051

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

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Moon, Mars: China leads to both

Fri, 04/18/2025 - 7:58pm
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List of P(doom) Values

Fri, 04/18/2025 - 7:52pm

Article URL: https://pauseai.info/pdoom

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43732928

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

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Tell HN: /active Will Ruin HN

Fri, 04/18/2025 - 7:49pm

/active is a toxic version of HN. It's old but has become popular recently - https://hn.algolia.com/?query=%22news.ycombinator.com%2Factive%22&sort=byDate&type=comment

HN is a house built out of Chesterton's Fence, this is an old algorithm newly multiplying in the wild.

This is not to the mods, this is for users to think about. Even if you avoid the active list, when a front page item goes there it will also go toxic. /active doesn't contain users like shadowban.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43732912

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

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Programming Well: Abstraction and Design in Computation

Fri, 04/18/2025 - 7:36pm

Article URL: https://book.cs51.io

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43732847

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

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Ask HN: How do you drive adoption when your product requires a behavior shift?

Fri, 04/18/2025 - 7:32pm

I’m working on heyopenspot.com where the value proposition depends on users adopting a new behavior. In our case, it's using video (or voice) to present themselves professionally, instead of defaulting to static, one-dimensional resumes.

We know behavior doesn't shift just because something “could” be better. People stick to familiar tools unless there’s a clear incentive, a low-friction experience, or strong social proof. So we’re trying to be intentional about how we guide that change.

For those who’ve built products that asked users to do something new or uncomfortable:

What actually moved the needle for adoption?

Was it user education, incentives, or community-led momentum? Did you start with a small niche and expand?

Any frameworks or even personal mistakes you learned from? Would love to hear your stories, lessons, or anything you'd like to share. Thanks!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43732830

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

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