Well researched and typed article. This is a little tangential, and maybe I'm just now noticing it, but as of late the New York Times seems to have drastically shifted where it's journalistic effort is going. I've always been heavily influenced by Aaron Swartz thoughts on news[0], but as of late the NYT has been directly countering the primary complaint of Aaron, that "none of these stories have relevance to my life". While I don't get my nails done, there have been a significant amount of stories lately that I can directly relate to that have been front[1][2] and center[3][4] of the NYT, and HN.
I've never been that big of a fan of the NYT to be honest, but it really seems that the NYT has made (at least a digital) shift away from scare tactics, and un-relatable news. The first thing I thought of is that this was driven by a campaign or organization (an attempt to saturate HN with NYT articles) but outside of a few regular posters in the last month, it doesn't seem too irregular[5]. However, it is odd that the _whoishiring account (I know it's not official), posted one.
Outside of the conspiracy theories, what I do like about the articles is the long form dedication to researching a topic, visualizing some interesting portions of it, relating it to the reader, and making sure it's interesting and meaningful. This article in particular make me look at nail solons, which I drive past everyday, in a very different light.
I've never been that big of a fan of the NYT to be honest, but it really seems that the NYT has made (at least a digital) shift away from scare tactics, and un-relatable news. The first thing I thought of is that this was driven by a campaign or organization (an attempt to saturate HN with NYT articles) but outside of a few regular posters in the last month, it doesn't seem too irregular[5]. However, it is odd that the _whoishiring account (I know it's not official), posted one.
Outside of the conspiracy theories, what I do like about the articles is the long form dedication to researching a topic, visualizing some interesting portions of it, relating it to the reader, and making sure it's interesting and meaningful. This article in particular make me look at nail solons, which I drive past everyday, in a very different light.
[0] http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/hatethenews
[1] http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/08/business/dealbook/bitcoin-...
[2] http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/14/business/owner-of-gravity-...
[3] http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/03/magazine/want-a-steady-inc...
[4] http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/02/business/dealbook/ex-goldm...
[5] http://pastebin.com/j7m8MD5r