When I send non-tech articles that surface on HN to my friends or mention in conversation that I had just recently read an article about some random topic, people always ask where I get all this information.<p>I usually send people that have an interest in technology straight to Hacker News. Unfortunately many of my friends won't care for most of what is posted here.<p>Is there any forum where other intelligent and curious people hang out and discuss articles that are similar to the non-tech ones that surface on HN? Could a single such a forum even exist with an audience that comes from a wide range of backgrounds?<p>In other news, the non-tech articles that surface on HN do give you a rather broad sampling of interesting things to read. I know that many people here would prefer to keep politics and "random" articles of the front page, but I'm personally very grateful for this education that I otherwise wouldn't get.
I like Reddit's /r/science (<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/science" rel="nofollow">http://www.reddit.com/r/science</a>). You'll find some of the same articles as Hacker News, plus some great discussion from smart people who aren't necessarily computer geeks.<p>For straight computer geekery, there's /r/technology (<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/technology" rel="nofollow">http://www.reddit.com/r/technology</a>) -- but I like it less than Hacker News since the comments can be more immature. (There also seems to be a large population of gamers on that subreddit, and I'm not a gamer, so I have less in common with the people there than with many people here on HN.)<p>For marketing and <i>some</i> general startup business advice, I like <a href="http://www.inbound.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.inbound.org/</a> -- they are also starting to do AMAs ("Ask me anything") like Reddit does with well-known startup/marketing folks.<p>For intelligent interviews with successful entrepreneurs, you can't beat Mixergy (<a href="http://mixergy.com/" rel="nofollow">http://mixergy.com/</a>). Disclaimer: I've done two interviews with Andrew. Here's one I did on finding the right business idea, which might be useful to your less-technical-but-still-entrepreneurial friends: <a href="http://mixergy.com/course-cheat-sheet-find-your-biz-idea/" rel="nofollow">http://mixergy.com/course-cheat-sheet-find-your-biz-idea/</a><p>I also like <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/" rel="nofollow">http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/</a> and <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/askreddit" rel="nofollow">http://www.reddit.com/r/askreddit</a> when I'm just ready to zone out and enjoy some Internet strangeness after a long day running a startup.
metafilter.com<p>To elaborate on this answer, it's one of the coolest general communities on the Internet. It has a good, developed culture. Peruse the wiki for a bit...<p><a href="http://mefiwiki.com/wiki/Main_Page" rel="nofollow">http://mefiwiki.com/wiki/Main_Page</a>
if somebody join hands we could start a non-tech website, it's not a big deal.
I am ready to invest my time and contribute little money.<p>I am in! who else could join?