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Wooden iPad 2 cover outsmarts Apple's Smart Cover

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Re: Wooden iPad 2 cover outsmarts Apple's Smart Cover

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VladRussian wrote: post #25
spoiledtechie wrote: post #15

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This is getting ridiculous. Why do we up vote something that is a given? HN, stop it! You only up vote things that make you learn something. Why on earth did pohl just get 16 points for nothing. We need to stop with the promoting of things like "thank you" or "good job" Im sorry, I just went on a little rant. The cover is awesome, but did I just learn anything from pohl? I don't care to see this comment over more inf…

do you think you have any credibility to teach people here what to vote for? With 1.57 avg?

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Re: Wooden iPad 2 cover outsmarts Apple's Smart Cover

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Post by VladRussian »

kgermino wrote: post #32
VladRussian wrote: post #25

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do you think you have any credibility to teach people here what to vote for? With 1.57 avg?

What does his average have to do with it? spoiledtechie has been around much longer than you or I, and was only expressing his opinion about the usefulness of the top comment. Now I happen to disagree with him and may down-vote the comment because I think meta-discussions about the quality of HN are much more annoying than any decline in quality that may or may not exist, but that has nothing to do with his credibili…

>What does his average have to do with it?....neither does his karma, comment average, ...

in his post spoiledtechie clearly connected upvotes/points and informativeness. If we accept that connection, having 1.57 average, he can't credibly make statements about informativeness.

Re: Wooden iPad 2 cover outsmarts Apple's Smart Cover

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schrototo wrote: post #30
mcav wrote: post #24

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No, it's useful . It means that with N upvotes, N people agree with the comment. That gives a great indicator as to whether or not the video is worth my time. The comment could have easily said that the video is a waste of time, which would also be helpful. People won't upvote it if they disagree.

But shouldn't the votes on the link itself already be enough to decide that?

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Re: Wooden iPad 2 cover outsmarts Apple's Smart Cover

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pohl wrote: post #35
spoiledtechie wrote: post #15

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This is getting ridiculous. Why do we up vote something that is a given? HN, stop it! You only up vote things that make you learn something. Why on earth did pohl just get 16 points for nothing. We need to stop with the promoting of things like "thank you" or "good job" Im sorry, I just went on a little rant. The cover is awesome, but did I just learn anything from pohl? I don't care to see this comment over more inf…

Why on earth did pohl just get 16 points for nothing Whoa there, cowboy. I posted that so that those who clicked-through to the article but impatiently left would stay for the demonstration. Only lever-pushing, pellet-munching hamsters care about the points. P.S. I modded you up.

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Re: Wooden iPad 2 cover outsmarts Apple's Smart Cover

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Post by borism »

cletus wrote: post #37

Really? A wooden cover for the iPad 2... with magnets. That's what makes the top of HN? I can see this belonging on Engadget but what's the value here? Don't get me wrong: I have an iPad 2. I love my iPad (1 & 2). I just don't see how a wooden cover for it is HN-worthy.

Really? A wooden cover for the iPad 2..

yes. it's much more ingenious than iPad 2 if you think about it.

In fact this thing made me consider for a second that maybe I should get an iPad.

Re: Wooden iPad 2 cover outsmarts Apple's Smart Cover

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Post by spoiledtechie »

pohl wrote: post #35
spoiledtechie wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is getting ridiculous. Why do we up vote something that is a given? HN, stop it! You only up vote things that make you learn something. Why on earth did pohl just get 16 points for nothing. We need to stop with the promoting of things like "thank you" or "good job" Im sorry, I just went on a little rant. The cover is awesome, but did I just learn anything from pohl? I don't care to see this comment over more inf…

Why on earth did pohl just get 16 points for nothing Whoa there, cowboy. I posted that so that those who clicked-through to the article but impatiently left would stay for the demonstration. Only lever-pushing, pellet-munching hamsters care about the points. P.S. I modded you up.

Its not the points I care about. Its the fact that it was the top rated item. I would rather have something at the top I can take away from.

Re: Wooden iPad 2 cover outsmarts Apple's Smart Cover

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Post by TomOfTTB »

cletus wrote: post #37

Really? A wooden cover for the iPad 2... with magnets. That's what makes the top of HN? I can see this belonging on Engadget but what's the value here? Don't get me wrong: I have an iPad 2. I love my iPad (1 & 2). I just don't see how a wooden cover for it is HN-worthy.

A few reasons (as far as I'm concerned)

1. Startups could learn a lot about presentation from this guy. I don't know about anyone else but I was struck by the video's simple, matter of fact style. No flash or funny animations. Just a smart guy showing what his company had done (and then thanking me for my time)

2. People deify Apple too much. Apple's great but you can compete with them if you put some effort into it. Sure most people won't want a wooden iPad cover but some will and it very well may be enough to make a profit off of.

3. Some people might want a wooden iPad cover and this lets them know about it (isn't that the same thing all those "Tell HN" threads do)

For a community centered around startups I think those insights are valuable which is why I up-voted it.

Re: Wooden iPad 2 cover outsmarts Apple's Smart Cover

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Post by pohl »

spoiledtechie wrote: post #46
pohl wrote: post #35

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Why on earth did pohl just get 16 points for nothing Whoa there, cowboy. I posted that so that those who clicked-through to the article but impatiently left would stay for the demonstration. Only lever-pushing, pellet-munching hamsters care about the points. P.S. I modded you up.

Its not the points I care about. Its the fact that it was the top rated item. I would rather have something at the top I can take away from.

My one line of text pales next to the off-topic meta rant thread you spawned though, doesn't it. Had you been motivated by the noise and not the points you wouldn't have done that. Or shouldn't have, at least. (+1 from me again)
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