(I upvoted you, I think your downvotes for this comment are unfair.)

I tend to agree. HN seems to be uninterested in those stories. Submitting them on different days or at different times doesn't make much difference.

The Screen Huts was, I thought, pretty interesting and touches on things that do get discussed on HN like Facebooks weird Internet offering or the Google blimps.

I know it's only a slideshow, but still, it gives some powerful stories that explain the severe need for good, cheap, communications in developing nations.

http://www.trust.org/slideshow/?id=356b4ab3-7e12-440f-9781-b...

Perhaps people, not just HN, just aren't interested in those topics. Show me one forum where those topics are popular.