I think this is an instance where HN's rigid title policy is a negative. It took me a minute to realize why this page, ostensibly a syllabus page for a university course, is relevant to a general tech audience. You have to scroll down past three subsections to "Resources" to realize that all of the lecture slides and problem sets, as well as videos of the lectures, are available for free. I just hope people aren't mi…
I upvoted you not because I think you're exactly right, but because I think that the submitter should actually leave that comment and it gets upvoted/downvoted like all the other comments. I've never submitted anything to HN and had it posted on the front page. But I get the idea that you have plenty of time to leave a comment before it gets there.
Personally have really enjoyed reading submissions where the author is the poster, and he's there waiting in the comments to address your concerns and taking suggestions.