What is Lobsters?
Lobsters is a community-driven link aggregation and discussion site focused on technology, science, and especially programming content. It was created in 2009 by Jeff Atwood and others as an alternative to sites like Reddit and Hacker News.
Some key features of Lobsters include:
- User-submitted links to articles, papers, videos, etc. The focus is on high-quality, thought-provoking tech content.
- Voting and commenting on links - users can upvote or downvote submissions and leave comments.
- Strict moderation focused on high signal-to-noise ratio discussions.
- Tags and filters allow customizing the feed to topics of interest.
- Invitations required for new user sign-ups to maintain community quality.
Overall, Lobsters aims to foster intelligent, insightful conversations and highlight noteworthy content for technologists, programmers, scientists, and those interested in such topics. The smaller, more tightly-focused community culture distinguishes it from larger social sites.