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I worked the overnight shift at the 5th Avenue Apple Store. I got to spend two Christmas mornings (and two New Years Eves) in a row with some of the best people I've ever worked with...hell, some of the best people I've ever met!
Wow. NYC brings enough traffic in the middle of the night that it stays open, huh.
All the students received a MAC from the school.
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It's fiction, this dude is lying like hell :-s
The kids knew sign language? The kids went and bought stuff (incl laptops) at multiple stores? And wasn't there a long line at Apple? How'd they make it to so many other stores? The kids physically go to the store to buy school computers? The kids are such good actors that they fooled the author & all other salespeople? A teacher would actually allow kids to pretend that they're disabled? No bulk discount or pre-arra…
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Wow. NYC brings enough traffic in the middle of the night that it stays open, huh.
I was under the impression that pretty much all of the major US cities were 24/7 economies, with store times matching up.
Upon moving from such a place to the suburbs of DC, I was dismayed to find that finding a store open at 3am was actually more difficult than in the hinterlands.
The kids knew sign language? The kids went and bought stuff (incl laptops) at multiple stores? And wasn't there a long line at Apple? How'd they make it to so many other stores? The kids physically go to the store to buy school computers? The kids are such good actors that they fooled the author & all other salespeople? A teacher would actually allow kids to pretend that they're disabled? No bulk discount or pre-arra…
> The kids knew sign language? No, but neither did the author so he couldn't tell they were making signs up. > The kids went and bought stuff (incl laptops) at multiple stores? No, it just says they browsed other stores. > And wasn't there a long line at Apple? How'd they make it to so many other stores? Apple lines are product-specific. If there is a line to buy the new iPhone, you can still go in and buy other prod…
The kids knew sign language? The kids went and bought stuff (incl laptops) at multiple stores? And wasn't there a long line at Apple? How'd they make it to so many other stores? The kids physically go to the store to buy school computers? The kids are such good actors that they fooled the author & all other salespeople? A teacher would actually allow kids to pretend that they're disabled? No bulk discount or pre-arra…
> The kids knew sign language? No, but neither did the author so he couldn't tell they were making signs up. > The kids went and bought stuff (incl laptops) at multiple stores? No, it just says they browsed other stores. > And wasn't there a long line at Apple? How'd they make it to so many other stores? Apple lines are product-specific. If there is a line to buy the new iPhone, you can still go in and buy other prod…
I did an experiment similar to this in highschool where we were supposed to go without hearing, sight, or speech for a few days. The specifics are fuzzed but there were a lot of kids walking around with things covering their eyes.
It was a cool little experiment and it sounds like this teacher took it a little further. It also sounds like most good stories that I know, mostly fact but a little fiction in there to spice it up rather than saying... well shit I just don't remember that detail...
The kids knew sign language? The kids went and bought stuff (incl laptops) at multiple stores? And wasn't there a long line at Apple? How'd they make it to so many other stores? The kids physically go to the store to buy school computers? The kids are such good actors that they fooled the author & all other salespeople? A teacher would actually allow kids to pretend that they're disabled? No bulk discount or pre-arra…
Classic Hacker News any more - top comment is a cynic. Even if this isn't true, what would the point be for lying? And what really is the harm done?
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I had the exact same reaction. This story has all the telltale signs of typical internet fiction trying to pass as a real story. Lack of details (no names of the school, teacher, etc., no date) combined with an implausible "this doesn't happen to anyone" story line is the biggest giveaway. It's unfortunate that people are so eager to believe a happy story that they will suppress their bullshit detectors. The truth is…
I have news for you, the movies that are showing on the cinema are works of fiction (mostly) This doesn't mean we should throw them out because they were invented. It may be fiction, but it certainly has less BS than many true stories.
If this blog post were presented honestly, as a work of fiction, it would never have made it to the top of HN. Nobody would care. Because as fiction it's not interesting.
"Wow, I really didn't expect this story to blow up the way it has. I've never had anything voted up on Hacker News before, much less gain the top spot. I'm still not convinced it hasn't all been a fever-dream."
which just supports the hypothesis that he's just bullshitting everybody.
The kids knew sign language? The kids went and bought stuff (incl laptops) at multiple stores? And wasn't there a long line at Apple? How'd they make it to so many other stores? The kids physically go to the store to buy school computers? The kids are such good actors that they fooled the author & all other salespeople? A teacher would actually allow kids to pretend that they're disabled? No bulk discount or pre-arra…
Obvious shitthatdidnthappen.txt And what's more, it's taking up the top spot on HN, which could be used for a real story that might have better social justice advice than "don't be a dick".