Well, I won't try to guess why people upvoted it, I can only tell of why I submitted it: the article (which I haven't written, only come across) is not just moaning about a cancelled series. It discusses the science that permeates it, and its geek appeal. Which I thought fitting for hacker news.
And there's no benefit to whining (and I do characterize it thus) about what other people find interesting on HN. If you think it sucks, flag it. Obviously not many people thought it sucked.
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I don't want to do this, but I am really asking myself, how could this be on the front page of Hacker News?
Because enough people upvoted it? I wish it was possible to downvote stories.
Well, I won't try to guess why people upvoted it, I can only tell of why I submitted it: the article (which I haven't written, only come across) is not just moaning about a cancelled series. It discusses the science that permeates it, and its geek appeal. Which I thought fitting for hacker news.
Indeed: I've only watched a couple of episodes, and never got into it. But I was fascinated to read about the "Futurama theorem".
Thankfully it's possible to downvote comments, though.
Your precious eyes can't handle seeing this? It's here because people who read HN are interested in the story.
If you didn't want to do it, you wouldn't have done it.
I don't want to file my tax return but I do because there's some benefit to doing so.
And there's no benefit to whining (and I do characterize it thus) about what other people find interesting on HN. If you think it sucks, flag it. Obviously not many people thought it sucked.