Community
A calm, invite-only link aggregator focused on computing.
Rating
4.5 / 5
Pricing
Free
Difficulty
Intermediate
Works on
Web
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Lobsters is a community link-sharing site for programming, security, systems and design topics, with tags to filter what you see and transparent moderation. Anyone can read and browse for free, while posting and commenting require an invitation from an existing member to keep spam out.
Developers who want thoughtful tech links without the noise of bigger sites.
People looking for general news or non-technical topics.
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