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Re: HN Spoof

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Oct 06, 2012, 9:47 PM UTC

jere wrote: post #19

I've noticed that all the communities I follow have a tendency toward self hatred.

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Re: HN Spoof

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Post by irollboozers » Sat, Oct 06, 2012, 9:48 PM UTC

jere wrote: post #19

I've noticed that all the communities I follow have a tendency toward self hatred.

It's the more fun version of humility?

Re: HN Spoof

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Post by madrona » Sat, Oct 06, 2012, 9:48 PM UTC

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Re: HN Spoof

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Post by ImprovedSilence » Sat, Oct 06, 2012, 9:48 PM UTC

madrona wrote: post #11

Hilarious. Some suggestions: "Stop doing XXXX now", "YYYY is dead", and "Google's I'm Feeling Lucky button disappears: the beginning of the end?" Here's a similar spoof from 13 years ago. Wow, Slashdot really hasn't changed much, has it? http://www.suck.com/daily/99/12/13/daily.html

zzzz is broken....

Re: HN Spoof

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Post by wyclif » Sat, Oct 06, 2012, 9:49 PM UTC

Needs at least one submission titled: How I Built a Standing Desk In Three Easy Steps

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Post by Couto » Sat, Oct 06, 2012, 9:50 PM UTC

edw519 wrote: post #8

I know these kinds of things aren't the best for HN, but every once in a while, you gotta have some fun. Great job, OP. On 12/31/09, I did one of these as a 10 year prediction. Funny how some things change and some don't: Hacker News 12/31/2019 new | comments | leaders | jobs | submit login 1. Tell HN: Congratulations Patio11 - first to reach 1,000,000 karma 4 points by iamelgringo 1 hour ago | discuss 2. Ask HN: Any…

As a portuguese... Zuckerberg buying Portugal would be the best thing ever! =D

Re: HN Spoof

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Post by jere » Sat, Oct 06, 2012, 9:56 PM UTC

irollboozers wrote: post #22

jere wrote: post #19

I've noticed that all the communities I follow have a tendency toward self hatred.

It's the more fun version of humility?

It's definitely entertaining. I like to think it's a sign that dogma won't be tolerated, but perhaps I'm being naive.

Re: HN Spoof

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Oct 06, 2012, 10:00 PM UTC

nicholasjbs wrote: post #3

Some background, since I helped write this and don't actually think this is a great thing to be on HN: My friend Dave and I started the LinkedList a while ago as a weekly events newsletter for programmers in New York. After 70+ issues, we got burnt out on meetups ( http://www.linkedlistnyc.org/archive/issue_075.html ), and have been experimenting with other formats for the past few months. We write the List exclusive…

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Post by rexreed » Sat, Oct 06, 2012, 10:02 PM UTC

nicholasjbs wrote: post #3

Some background, since I helped write this and don't actually think this is a great thing to be on HN: My friend Dave and I started the LinkedList a while ago as a weekly events newsletter for programmers in New York. After 70+ issues, we got burnt out on meetups ( http://www.linkedlistnyc.org/archive/issue_075.html ), and have been experimenting with other formats for the past few months. We write the List exclusive…

I think it's great to be able to poke fun at one's self and also not to take things so seriously. Thank you much for the few minutes of hilarity and humor - I appreciated it!

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Post by matthewowen » Sat, Oct 06, 2012, 10:06 PM UTC

gojomo wrote: post #10

Dinner is overdue for disruption.

That was definitely my favourite :).