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Re: HN Spoof

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Post by fredoliveira »

Couto wrote: post #26
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

I'd sure as hell leave in a pinch.

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Post by TazeTSchnitzel »

jamesbritt wrote: post #49
ANTSANTS wrote: post #46

Amusingly accurate, but you forgot to include an article about the US Patent system, and a few Marco/Daring Fireball/etc articles on the latest event or rumor in Apple Land. Oh, and those Elon Musk and Tim Cook articles could use a few more zeroes tacked to the end of their comment counts. While we're at it, a parody of the average HN comment thread would have to include: When will people get the message about grey t…

You omitted my fav hn cliche: "This."

This.

...is a plague of reddit and other internet forums, too ;)

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Post by Evbn »

Groxx wrote: post #68

"Linked List" is brilliant xD Excellent stuff! Does anyone know if this: 22. Things I Learned Writing an HN Parody 4 points by nicholasjbs 6 minutes ago | flag | discuss refer to the creator? Or did norswap make it?

Nich confessed to helping write it.

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Post by Couto »

StavrosK wrote: post #59
Couto wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

Too bad it's Mark Zuckerman, a little-known cheese manufacturer. After the depression, Portugal was going for $3,000.

ahaha! my mistake =) still... as the country is going, even a little-known cheese manufacter will be able to buy the country

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Post by StavrosK »

Couto wrote: post #74
StavrosK wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Too bad it's Mark Zuckerman, a little-known cheese manufacturer. After the depression, Portugal was going for $3,000.

ahaha! my mistake =) still... as the country is going, even a little-known cheese manufacter will be able to buy the country

Yep, we'll throw Greece in for an extra $800, looks like!

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Post by tadhg »

Excellent, and only made better by my reading it shortly after remapping my Caps Lock key to be both Esc and Ctrl…

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Post by eps »

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…

  A Thoughtful Story Derailed By A High-karma Poster Comment
  459 points by wellactually 17 hours ago | flag | 157 myopic comments

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Post by sharkweek »

eps wrote: post #79
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…

A Thoughtful Story Derailed By A High-karma Poster Comment 459 points by wellactually 17 hours ago | flag | 157 myopic comments

damnit PG....
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