I like hnsearch a lot, but I'd like us to take a second to thank whoever was running SearchYC, which for the past couple years has been practically indispensable in keeping up with this community.
SearchYC was also more fully featured, with lists of top users based on points per submission, points per comment, etc. - at least until pg removed comment points from the site.
Just off the top of my head here are some unanswered questions:
Why did Comcast shut them down? why did comcast have the authority to shut them down? Why didn't the searchyc admins take their site somewhere else? Why have they said nothing here on hn? Why were they shutdown mere days before pg announces an official search (hopefully just a coincidence). What happened to their data (it's especially valuable now that we can no longer see comment scores). Etc.
No outrage intended sorry if it came across that way.
I was commenting on the abrupt departure of searchyc not on the new search. Haven't seen the new search yet since it's not working on my blackberry for some reason. And I don't have my laptop with me.
"Hopefully it's just a coincidence" that SearchYC lost its Comcast connectivity right before Paul Graham announced HNSearch. No. I don't think I misread the undertone.
Regardless, we don't need to beat this to death. Have a good weekend.
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I like hnsearch a lot, but I'd like us to take a second to thank whoever was running SearchYC, which for the past couple years has been practically indispensable in keeping up with this community.
SearchYC was also more fully featured, with lists of top users based on points per submission, points per comment, etc. - at least until pg removed comment points from the site.
That could be a good app for the HNSearch API contest: http://www.hnsearch.com/contest
Every hnsearch contestant gets a dotCloud account to run their app easily, and for free.
Email hn@dotcloud.com to get started.
You rock. I'll make a note on the contest page.
I miss searchyc and feel sad that they went compleatly dark with no real explanation.
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:_FVEnmE...
Yes, I saw that the first time around thanks.
It describes an action, but explains nothing.
Just off the top of my head here are some unanswered questions: Why did Comcast shut them down? why did comcast have the authority to shut them down? Why didn't the searchyc admins take their site somewhere else? Why have they said nothing here on hn? Why were they shutdown mere days before pg announces an official search (hopefully just a coincidence). What happened to their data (it's especially valuable now that we can no longer see comment scores). Etc.
Jiminy. Can we skip the outrage! this time?
You obviously haven't even looked at HNSearch if your big concern is comment scores.
Sheesh!
No outrage intended sorry if it came across that way.
I was commenting on the abrupt departure of searchyc not on the new search. Haven't seen the new search yet since it's not working on my blackberry for some reason. And I don't have my laptop with me.
Not everything that isn't explained in crystalline detail is a conspiracy or even evidence of significant drama.
You seem to be reading an undertone into my comment that simply wasn't there.
"Hopefully it's just a coincidence" that SearchYC lost its Comcast connectivity right before Paul Graham announced HNSearch. No. I don't think I misread the undertone.
Regardless, we don't need to beat this to death. Have a good weekend.
I don't see any outrage there...
You're coming across as more than a little paranoid.
I can see that. You know, if I squint. :)
I came here to throw some love at searchYC and heard this bad news. Very bad news.
searchyc is still alive and well http://searchyc.com/
Yes, they're back (yay!)
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2621391
Definitely! I'm actually trying to get in touch with the SearchYC folks. Recently they put up a link to HNSearch which was very nice of them.
SearchYC also provided excellent search for pg's Arc Forum, which is now gone: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2620297
...and still is: http://searchyc.com/