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Ironically, he's a huge fan of the comments here: "I’m continually impressed by the quality of the comment threads on Hacker News, for example." http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/06/16/powazek-comments
That's a sad but unsurprising commentary on the state of discussion boards on the Internet in general; when I wrote this comment, the majority of the comments on this story were in some way about Gruber, not the story.
That’s why I think dramatic irony fits the best. The mob here has pitchforks and torches, and he thinks we’re just neat.
I agree with the guy’s opinions, but he’s got to have some flame-retardant skin.