pbateman
Joined 14 years ago
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Comment · 12 years ago
Comment · 12 years ago
Well, it's not going to be a popular opinion but I think it's a shame he's been forced out. Simply having the wrong views shouldn't make him ineligible for a job.
Comment · 12 years ago
socially inept
Good to see we're staying classy. Next time you might like to work in a zinger about autism, neckbeards and/or fedora ownership.
Comment · 12 years ago
I'm sick of it. Goodbye, Hacker News.
I know this is going to come across as unfriendly, but I'm always bemused when people make these little plays for attention. It's a massive site, you're not one of the notable commenters, if HN isn't delivering value why not just stop reading it quietly rather than announcing it to the world?
Comment · 12 years ago
You're getting downvoted because:
1) Despite your disclaimer you are sounding unfeeling.
2) It seems convenient for a (presumably) relatively healthy and youthful person to be advocating large sacrifices that will hit others first.
3) Many of us don't share your pessimistic view of human progress. If we can figure out how to thwart death from disease, we can probably figure out how to deal with overpopulation.
4) And of course the obvious, and entirely heartless rejoinder: if you're so keen on death to reduce overpopulation, isn't it a bit selfish of you to keep on living?
Comment · 13 years ago
Here is exactly how you deal with some guy writing in to tell you you're too fat: delete the email and get on with your life.
It's simple, it's easy, it solves the problem.
Of course it's not the modern solution of publicly bullying your correspondent into a retraction while claiming the moral high ground but it works and it's less unpleasant.
Comment · 13 years ago
My, how entitled we are!
Lord! Do it yourself!
Your complaints infuriate me!
It feels like at some point the quality of the discourse on hackernews went downhill.
Comment · 13 years ago
I've got one of the schnozzle bags with a compatible mat. It is categorically not cumbersome, not tedious, weighs the same and is filled with down so it has an R-value[1] of 5.9 instead of 1 which is what really matters when you're using a sleeping mat in a tent on a cold night.
[1] The R-value is a measure of how insulating a mat is, higher is better.
Comment · 13 years ago
You've made, on average, one comment per hundred days you were here[1]. Nobody noticed you were here in the first place and I doubt they will notice you are gone. I have no idea why you are telling people you are leaving instead of simply not visiting anymore.
[1] And they're not grellas-style quality long form comments either.
Comment · 13 years ago
Agreed. It's also a massive red flag for the future of the relationship if you can't negotiate over something like this.
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To this end, we now make our first clear demand of Google. We demand that Google give three billion dollars to an anarchist organization of our choosing.
On the one hand I feel sorry for Kevin having to deal with these crackpots, on the other hand these crackpots are so bad at PR it's hilarious.