[codinghorror]

I think they both have their strengths and weaknesses. I am a fan of both, but there's a certain fun factor here that is missing.

The idea that fun and "serious discussion"/work are mutually exclusive is the biggest disappointment, to me, of the HN culture. It's just not true. You can have it both ways. In fact, you should demand it. Remember, this stuff is supposed to be fun!

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000979.html

And given the fact that a flirting article (WTF?) is on the front page, perhaps this part of the HN culture is changing. Unlike the stultifyingly boring drug war article, at least that's sort of fun..