Hacker News is my first resource when I wake up in the morning, I check it before my emails. Shortly thereafter, I also check /r/programming on reddit. Sometimes, I see content pop up on reddit after it appears on Hacker News. It is not a one way road, as you suggest.
It might be interesting to write a script to watch both sites and pull data, determining where content appears first - possibly using modified code from the OP. If I get some time, I might do just this tonight. Somewhat useless, but the information might determine what is a better real time resource for topics relevant to my interests.
Well, it's obvious that, a very large percentage of HN users are reddit users. I prefer HN for the better, startup and technical oriented commentary and community. I think reddit devolves too fast as the discussion length grows (plus I like HN's simple layout better).
Right now I check reddit before I check HN, but mainly for topics other than those covered by HN. It's disheartening to see cross posts reddit->HN though, since the communities are virtually the same. But I'll admit that the same topic will get better discussion here.
Sorry. Got tied up last night, but I am still interested in this data and appended it on my to do list. Ping me @ any of my contact info in my profile and I will link you when it's done!
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The converse relationship also exists.
Hacker News is my first resource when I wake up in the morning, I check it before my emails. Shortly thereafter, I also check /r/programming on reddit. Sometimes, I see content pop up on reddit after it appears on Hacker News. It is not a one way road, as you suggest.
It might be interesting to write a script to watch both sites and pull data, determining where content appears first - possibly using modified code from the OP. If I get some time, I might do just this tonight. Somewhat useless, but the information might determine what is a better real time resource for topics relevant to my interests.
Well, it's obvious that, a very large percentage of HN users are reddit users. I prefer HN for the better, startup and technical oriented commentary and community. I think reddit devolves too fast as the discussion length grows (plus I like HN's simple layout better).
Right now I check reddit before I check HN, but mainly for topics other than those covered by HN. It's disheartening to see cross posts reddit->HN though, since the communities are virtually the same. But I'll admit that the same topic will get better discussion here.
If you end up following through on this, please make a post or message me a link to a github/source post.
I'm bored. :P
Sorry. Got tied up last night, but I am still interested in this data and appended it on my to do list. Ping me @ any of my contact info in my profile and I will link you when it's done!