The countless times I've read an article that starts with the description of a researcher drinking their morning coffee...
A compelling title that is cryptic enough to get you to take action on it
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#92A suspiciously highly upvoted psyop disguised as lengthy diatribe authoritatively waxing poetic in a tone that conflates the thing that has been linked with everything that is wrong with humanity but that can be boiled down to empty platitudes that end up tiring the average reader and successfully prevents more people from engaging with the content.
Re: A compelling title that is cryptic enough to get you to take action on it
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#94Reminds me of Schizopolis movie (by Steven Soderbergh): >Fletcher Munson: [sunnily, on homecoming] Generic greeting! >Mrs. Munson: [warmly] Generic greeting returned! >[they kiss and chuckle at each other] >Fletcher Munson: Imminent sustenance. >Mrs. Munson: Overly dramatic statement regarding upcoming meal. >Fletcher Munson: Oooh! False reaction indicating hunger and excitement! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117561/…
Reminds? In a way that's basically a ripoff of the idea just applied to a different topic.
Re: A compelling title that is cryptic enough to get you to take action on it
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#96A comment about how this could be achieved using rsync instead.
A link to the infamous Dropbox comment.
Re: A compelling title that is cryptic enough to get you to take action on it
#97A suspiciously highly upvoted psyop disguised as lengthy diatribe authoritatively waxing poetic in a tone that conflates the thing that has been linked with everything that is wrong with humanity but that can be boiled down to empty platitudes that end up tiring the average reader and successfully prevents more people from engaging with the content.
A comment the adds nothing to the discussion but derails the conversation with an anecdotes from the writers childhood because how this topic vaguely reminds them of something kind of similar.
Re: A compelling title that is cryptic enough to get you to take action on it
#98I liked this as much as;
Selective Study Confirms Already Held Prejudice.
It makes a good companion to;
Outlier Study Upends Conventional Wisdom.
Re: A compelling title that is cryptic enough to get you to take action on it
#99A post by dang about related posts:
A Technical Blog Post by a Big Name Expert - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5326511 - March 2013 (189 comments)
A compelling title that is cryptic enough to get you to take action on it - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43219556 - Feb 2025 (112 comments)
A Hacker News thread where every comment describes itself - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38451203 - Nov 2023 (74 comments)
A request for others to add to the list.
Re: A compelling title that is cryptic enough to get you to take action on it
#100A post by dang about related posts: A Technical Blog Post by a Big Name Expert - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5326511 - March 2013 (189 comments) A compelling title that is cryptic enough to get you to take action on it - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43219556 - Feb 2025 (112 comments) A Hacker News thread where every comment describes itself - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38451203 - Nov 2023 (…
A post thanking dang for his tireless moderation work.