I think a lot of the worth of HN is in the analysis by the intelligent people who roam these virtual halls so even if the story is mundane I often learn a lot from the people who follow climate science and politics much more closely than I.<p>I do agree that the 2nd or 3rd story on &#60;highly regarded panel cooks the climate data&#62; has diminishing returns but I don't think a mundane/popular media story should be grounds for disqualification a priori for the afore mentioned reason.