Nickb, Are you okay? • Hacker News Board

Re: Nickb, Are you okay?

#11

Post by wheels » Fri, Apr 25, 2008, 5:41 PM UTC

In the future, I'd like to suggest that all regulars post their vacation schedules and travel times to news.YC so that we can make sure you're ok. Please also post your mom's phone number so that we can call her and tell you're doing alright and that the weather is great in Whogivesashitistan.

Re: Nickb, Are you okay?

#12

Post by henning » Fri, Apr 25, 2008, 5:44 PM UTC

Maybe nickb will mysteriously disappear and completely cease activity, the way linuxer did from reddit. http://reddit.com/user/linuxer

Re: Nickb, Are you okay?

#13

Post by ojbyrne » Fri, Apr 25, 2008, 5:53 PM UTC

henning wrote: post #12

Maybe nickb will mysteriously disappear and completely cease activity, the way linuxer did from reddit. http://reddit.com/user/linuxer

Funny, same thing happened at digg: http://digg.com/users/albertpacino

Re: Nickb, Are you okay?

#14

Post by jdavid » Fri, Apr 25, 2008, 5:58 PM UTC

wheels wrote: post #11

In the future, I'd like to suggest that all regulars post their vacation schedules and travel times to news.YC so that we can make sure you're ok. Please also post your mom's phone number so that we can call her and tell you're doing alright and that the weather is great in Whogivesashitistan.

i can see both sides of the coin, but its nice to see someone concerned for someone else.

Re: Nickb, Are you okay?

#15

Post by Xichekolas » Fri, Apr 25, 2008, 6:06 PM UTC

m0nty wrote: post #8

mynameishere wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah. Maybe he's off implementing a downmod arrow so I can bury this crap submission.

Maybe a reddit-like "hide" feature would be better -- doesn't affect anyone else, just let's you skip stuff you'd personally not see. I'm sure someone has the GreaseMonkey-Fu to do this without troubling the site programmers.

Like this?

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=173581

Re: Nickb, Are you okay?

#16

Post by m0nty » Fri, Apr 25, 2008, 6:11 PM UTC

Xichekolas wrote: post #15

m0nty wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe a reddit-like "hide" feature would be better -- doesn't affect anyone else, just let's you skip stuff you'd personally not see. I'm sure someone has the GreaseMonkey-Fu to do this without troubling the site programmers.

Like this? http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=173581

Kind of, although more like reddit's "hide" feature. There's also a GM script to do like the extension you link, but it has menus so there's no need to edit an array. No time to find link but it will be on userscripts.org somewhere.

Re: Nickb, Are you okay?

#17

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Apr 25, 2008, 6:23 PM UTC

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Re: Nickb, Are you okay?

#18

Post by angstrom » Fri, Apr 25, 2008, 6:35 PM UTC

apgwoz wrote: post #3

Wait. I thought Paul Graham was nickb?

Um, he's sick. My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw nickb pass out at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it's pretty serious.

Re: Nickb, Are you okay?

#19

Post by danielha » Fri, Apr 25, 2008, 6:36 PM UTC

puppetsock wrote: post #5

edw519 wrote: post #4

Several people said they saw him in the pizza line, but I was too far back to see for myself.

Yeah, I saw him standing in line right next to Elvis.

Damn I regret not jumping on that joke. Missed a ten pointer opportunity.

Re: Nickb, Are you okay?

#20

Post by jkush » Fri, Apr 25, 2008, 6:36 PM UTC

I think he's at home resting. Probably recovering from carpal tunnel syndrome.