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Aaron Swartz, Asking For Help, 119 Days Ago

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Re: Aaron Swartz, Asking For Help, 119 Days Ago

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ISL wrote: post #19

Bummed to see this thing dropping like a rock off the main page. 24 points in 26 minutes should have this article in the #2 slot, not #26. Is HN downmodding because it doesn't like the mirror? #pts hr min 130 2 0 382 6 0 146 3 0 24 1 0 20 0 56 120 4 0 165 5 0 57 2 0 82 4 0 52 3 0 165 6 0 15 1 0 65 3 0 93 5 0 26 2 0 232 10 0 35 3 0 171 8 0 26 3 0 73 6 0 24 3 0 20 2 0 68 6 0 24 0 26 194 11 0 28 4 0 115 9 0 edit: someth…

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Re: Aaron Swartz, Asking For Help, 119 Days Ago

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Post by Pr0 »

[deleted] wrote: post #8
Pr0 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I actually tried to submit it before "martinoma" but was told that I was submitting too often. It's hard to say if TC really did submit its own story - throwaway accounts are quite common nowadays.

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Yeah, the bookmarklet does all the work.

Re: Aaron Swartz, Asking For Help, 119 Days Ago

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Post by jacquesm »

[deleted] wrote: post #21
ISL wrote: post #19

Bummed to see this thing dropping like a rock off the main page. 24 points in 26 minutes should have this article in the #2 slot, not #26. Is HN downmodding because it doesn't like the mirror? #pts hr min 130 2 0 382 6 0 146 3 0 24 1 0 20 0 56 120 4 0 165 5 0 57 2 0 82 4 0 52 3 0 165 6 0 15 1 0 65 3 0 93 5 0 26 2 0 232 10 0 35 3 0 171 8 0 26 3 0 73 6 0 24 3 0 20 2 0 68 6 0 24 0 26 194 11 0 28 4 0 115 9 0 edit: someth…

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You can unflag it if you want to.

Re: Aaron Swartz, Asking For Help, 119 Days Ago

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Post by SeanDav »

jacquesm wrote: post #18

Here is the HN thread from back then. Some of it makes for pretty uncomfortable reading right now. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4529484

Ouch, some heavy-weight posters there that would probably like to rephrase their opinions in light of current events.

Re: Aaron Swartz, Asking For Help, 119 Days Ago

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Post by jacquesm »

SeanDav wrote: post #24
jacquesm wrote: post #18

Here is the HN thread from back then. Some of it makes for pretty uncomfortable reading right now. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4529484

Ouch, some heavy-weight posters there that would probably like to rephrase their opinions in light of current events.

I read through that thread for about an hour before seeing this here and I agree with your assessment, another one that I've read was this:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4528083

Re: Aaron Swartz, Asking For Help, 119 Days Ago

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Post by kyro »

jacquesm wrote: post #18

Here is the HN thread from back then. Some of it makes for pretty uncomfortable reading right now. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4529484

Something particularly bugs me about edw519's comments in the thread you linked to and the recent one about the tragedy -- http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5047571. It's an odd contrast.

Re: Aaron Swartz, Asking For Help, 119 Days Ago

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Post by mrkmcknz »

[deleted] wrote: post #4

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I can't believe that you "flagged" the post because you believe an account was created specifically for this submission.

If the community doesn't feel the story is anything worth reading I'm sure it will slip from the face of HN before you have time to blink.

Re: Aaron Swartz, Asking For Help, 119 Days Ago

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Post by glhaynes »

kyro wrote: post #27
jacquesm wrote: post #18

Here is the HN thread from back then. Some of it makes for pretty uncomfortable reading right now. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4529484

Something particularly bugs me about edw519's comments in the thread you linked to and the recent one about the tragedy -- http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5047571 . It's an odd contrast.

I'm not sure why: edw519 could easily and reasonably think that what Aaron did was wrong while being very sad that he committed suicide.
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