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Re: Victorian Hacker News

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Post by eth0up »

basicallydan wrote: post #52

This is excellent. Was anybody else also hoping for a Victorian HN Front Page with list of parody HN links which one might've expected to see in the 1880s or something? - New Developments Greatly Increase Steam Engine Efficiency - Show VHN: I have developed plans for a machine that will travel through time - Nikola Tesla on Direct Current - Ask VHN: Is the Trans-Atlantic telegraph cable down? Any other ideas?

-Peak Horse: How and Why Oil and the New Machines will Erase the Carbon Footprint of Our Noblest Beast

Re: Victorian Hacker News

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Post by gumby »

hilbert42 wrote: post #53
gumby wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I can confirm: this is why I left.

As sense prevailed you must have come north and joined us in our brash Emerald City. ;-) _ (Local cut, for the bemused an explanation here: https://theculturetrip.com/pacific/australia/articles/why-sy... )

I moved to what is universally referred to as "The Sydney of America": San Francisco.

Re: Victorian Hacker News

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Post by vermarish »

basicallydan wrote: post #52

This is excellent. Was anybody else also hoping for a Victorian HN Front Page with list of parody HN links which one might've expected to see in the 1880s or something? - New Developments Greatly Increase Steam Engine Efficiency - Show VHN: I have developed plans for a machine that will travel through time - Nikola Tesla on Direct Current - Ask VHN: Is the Trans-Atlantic telegraph cable down? Any other ideas?

Lightbulb magnetism shown to penetrate solid walls -- may disrupt bloodflow if used outside a bedroom.

Re: Victorian Hacker News

#105

Post by jdkee »

"Do not complain to me, gentle reader, that a submission is inappropriate. Rather, take it upon yourself to peruse the rules and guidelines, and to use your best judgment in making a decision. If you find a story to be spam or off-topic, you are within your rights as a reader to report it to the moderators, that it might be dealt with swiftly and the site returned to its former glory. Do not attempt to engage those who would fling the most vile and abhorrent comments; instead, report them so that they might be dealt with swiftly and with the utmost severity. It is the custom of many a gentleman to flag, when the arduous journey has become too much for their failing strength, yet they will not deign to offer the lady a word of explanation or apology, but will continue to drive on relentlessly, as if nothing were amiss, leaving the poor lady to wonder what has become of her escort, and whether he has met with foul play."

Brilliant.

Re: Victorian Hacker News

#106

Post by melonrusk »

bee_rider wrote: post #99
melonrusk wrote: post #90

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ask VHN: I have recently been ejected from my Gentleman's club without explanation. I am neither a scofflaw nor a charlatan. Do I have any recourse ?

I merely wished to engage in a lively debate as to the inherent cognitive faculties of the various races -- and had even armed myself with all manner of statistics to reinforce up my arguments! It seems my erstwhile comrades have mistaken my quest to advance the science of phrenology for a hatred of the Irish...

Speaking of such, during a rousing game of backgammon I did have occasion to refer to my opponent as a "Paddy", but I cannot believe that my use of "That Gaming Term" could cause such consternation as to precipitate my removal.

Re: Victorian Hacker News

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Post by basicallydan »

melonrusk wrote: post #88
basicallydan wrote: post #52

This is excellent. Was anybody else also hoping for a Victorian HN Front Page with list of parody HN links which one might've expected to see in the 1880s or something? - New Developments Greatly Increase Steam Engine Efficiency - Show VHN: I have developed plans for a machine that will travel through time - Nikola Tesla on Direct Current - Ask VHN: Is the Trans-Atlantic telegraph cable down? Any other ideas?

Will 1863 be the year of Linux on the desktop ?

Hahahaha

Re: Victorian Hacker News

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Post by hilbert42 »

gumby wrote: post #102
hilbert42 wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As sense prevailed you must have come north and joined us in our brash Emerald City. ;-) _ (Local cut, for the bemused an explanation here: https://theculturetrip.com/pacific/australia/articles/why-sy... )

I moved to what is universally referred to as "The Sydney of America": San Francisco.

I well understand that (having worked there for short periods). And my sibling's in laws come from there.
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