This one was iconic among the people involved, we printed it and stuck it on the wall in the office: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13783584
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#22I'm partial to this comment from Jedd saying my "seen things you wouldn't believe, attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion" / bill gates installs movie maker esque comment was his favorite of all time. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17522861 /bias
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#23> Do blind people not have feet? I'm confused by the geometry of this story.
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> People often complain about how complex it is, but it's really just a matter of passing endofunctions through transplainer pipelines so that you can asynchronously hydrate the islands.
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> I sent it to my wife but she spelled her own name wrong and now she thinks I have a crush on someone else
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> Is zero greater than or equal to zero? Yes! reply
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#24i found this funny. bitcoin's first HN post, and commentor claiming its cute, but no will entertain the idea. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=600813
And everything they said is still true. yes there are some believers but most crypto lovers are nothing but trying to get rich quick. No real world practical adoption after 15+ years.
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#25i found this funny. bitcoin's first HN post, and commentor claiming its cute, but no will entertain the idea. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=600813
In some ways, it's not wrong.
Since Bitcoin fans have entirely pivoted away from “peer-to-peer electronic currency” to “no actually it’s a store of value mumble mumble gold mumble ETFs”, that old comment was on point.
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#26Brian Armstrong looking for a Coinbase co-founder: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3754664
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#27Dropbox comment. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224
It’s worth reading dang’s comment on this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27068148
For all the times I've seen the quote reposted, I have never seen this context added - it should be perma-pinned as the first reply to OP!
Thanks for the historical color.
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#28Dropbox comment. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224
This is the canonical HN comment.
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#29i found this funny. bitcoin's first HN post, and commentor claiming its cute, but no will entertain the idea. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=600813
Well, I mean it's not absolutely wrong. Who today has faith in Bitcoin as a currency ?
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#30> Do blind people not have feet? I'm confused by the geometry of this story. . > People often complain about how complex it is, but it's really just a matter of passing endofunctions through transplainer pipelines so that you can asynchronously hydrate the islands. . > I sent it to my wife but she spelled her own name wrong and now she thinks I have a crush on someone else . > Is zero greater than or equal to zero? Y…
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