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Lobsters is a computing-focused community centered around link aggregation and discussion.

About Lobsters

Lobsters is a link-aggregation and discussion site for computing and technology topics, presenting user-submitted stories with tags, comment counts, and vote scores. Submissions are attributed to the account that posted them and cover subjects such as programming languages, security, performance, retrocomputing, graphics, and games.

The site includes archival links (Archive.org, Ghostarchive) alongside each story, a tagging system for categorization, and pages for browsing active and recent submissions, searching, and viewing a moderation log. Access to posting requires login.

It is aimed at software developers and technically inclined readers interested in discussion of programming, systems, and related technology news.

Key features

Community-submitted links with tag-based categorization (e.g. programming, security, games, ai)
Threaded comment discussions on each submitted story
Story upvoting shown as a numeric score
Automatic archival of linked pages via Archive.org and Ghostarchive caches
Invite/login-based account system

Frequently asked questions

What kind of content is on Lobsters?

It is a link-aggregation site featuring technology and programming articles tagged by topic such as programming, security, games, and ai.

Can users discuss submitted links?

Yes, each story has a comment thread where users discuss it.

Does Lobsters preserve linked content if the original page goes down?

Yes, each story links to Archive.org and Ghostarchive caches of the page.

Is there a moderation system?

Yes, the site includes a public Moderation Log.

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