What's the Purpose of Hacker News to You?
uptown: My route to Hacker News was:Slashdot -> Digg -> Hacker NewsBasically each of those stopped serving my purpose as they got cluttered with what I'd basically describe as irrelevant nonsense.  Hacker News has managed to present content that is unique, fresh, interesting, mature, and useful to anybody that's more interested in learning something new than watching some video with cats.  To me, Hacker News is a blend of content about technology, science, business, and startups.  It's kinda the website version of the magazine 'FastCompany', and it's where my interests are right now ...