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joshu · 2015-05-02 18:14:18+00:00

I would have thought that someone on HN would know how to use a search engine.

vacri | karma 17701 | avg karma 1.83 · | 2010-12-25 22:13:46

If you're the kind of person that frequents HN, I would have thought you'd have the google skills to find that out.

nametoremember | karma 107 | avg karma 0.79 · | 2011-05-05 23:12:49+00:00

I would have assumed everyone would know this stuff, especially on HN.

eru | karma 30335 | avg karma 1.29 · | 2021-06-29 06:09:02

I wonder if someone who's not known to Google to like HN would get the same result?

wyclif | karma 21302 | avg karma 4.25 · | 2023-01-11 04:21:17

I'm curious about how you found this thread. HN is a pretty niche site.

Eridrus | karma 5186 | avg karma 2.06 · | 2017-11-14 21:29:14+00:00

I think people on HN drastically overestimate the number of people who switched their search engine after this.

jfb | karma 7041 | avg karma 3.18 · | 2010-11-18 19:54:40

What the hell are you doing wasting time on HN, then? Come on, Google!

rayiner | karma 121493 | avg karma 4.24 · | 2015-03-30 19:40:34

I don't think most people on HN realize this.

jagira | karma 1 | avg karma 0.01 · | 2011-01-05 07:34:25

It was an example. I do not know anybody else on HN. :-)

tptacek | karma 394296 | avg karma 6.04 · | 2011-05-28 21:35:50

GOOD. HN's placement on Google search results is extremely disconcerting to me. I'm trying to have a conversation with HN people, not the whole Internet.

tseeker | karma 3 | avg karma 1.5 · | 2015-12-22 17:35:46+00:00

I have been using HN for the past 5 odd years, but it occurred to me today, that HN/HN links don’t show up on google search. I realized, I came to know about HN through my workmate. Wonder If I would have found HN If it hadn’t been for that workmate. How did you find about HN ?

yamazakiwi | karma 686 | avg karma 1.46 · | 2023-03-20 12:44:11

I don't believe most people on HN would be surprised.

xgb84j | karma 249 | avg karma 4.02 · | 2021-07-03 07:51:58+00:00

I missed a _not_ in that sentence. I and most other people on HN obviously want to know everything.

ziszis | karma 791 | avg karma 6.38 · | 2016-02-19 18:59:35+00:00

I don't know which sites you use specifically - but i would guess many people on hn use at least one of the following: Google Search, Gmail, Facebook, Chrome/Firefox.

tus89 | karma 147 | avg karma 1.5 · | 2021-10-04 13:14:58

Even browsing HN?

botanical | karma 1630 | avg karma 5.24 · | 2023-08-28 03:50:58

It's obvious I meant the people on the website, not HN itself.

airstrike | karma 14561 | avg karma 3.22 · | 2022-03-12 17:55:40

How do people know so many seemingly random things on HN is beyond me

huehehue | karma 1101 | avg karma 3.55 · | 2018-04-12 06:42:05+00:00

But everybody on HN uses the internet. I think.

uhtred | karma 659 | avg karma 1.31 · | 2023-07-31 12:23:32

Not really. HN is a forum.

stronglikedan | karma 5710 | avg karma 2.11 · | 2014-07-10 21:07:06+00:00

Not obvious to everyone. HN is a place for people to learn, as well as discuss.