undefined | Better HN

0 pointsqwertyuiop9249y ago0 comments

Indeed, as would I, on further reflection. I wrote a postscript at the bottom to this effect, more or less.

I write most of my HN comments in the spur of the moment. As a result, they're often inaccurate, idiosyncratic, poorly explained, or just weird. If anybody asks, I ususally try to clear up any confusion.

This isn't necessarily a good idea, but if I thought too much before I spoke, beyond a cursory look to see if I'm violating the rules, I'd be to afraid to post anything interesting, or anything at all beyond polite agreement with everybody, which is so very dull, don't you agree?

2933 votes and countless interesting discussions later, seems to have worked our okay for me.

0 comments

AceJohnny29y ago

Maciej/IdleWords is a bit of a sacred monster around here. He loves to hate on the HN crowd, and he definitely has a dim opinion of the VC/get-rich-quick internet schemes that one could characterize the Valley for. He provides a great reality check for the kind of internet bullshit that flies around a lot.

He's featured here frequently: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=idlewords.com

On a lighter tone, I highly recommend his "Argentina on Two Steaks a Day" [1] and "The Alameda-Weehawken Burrito Tunnel" [2], each of which had me laughing harder than anything else in my life.

[1] http://idlewords.com/2006/04/argentina_on_two_steaks_a_day.h...

[2] http://idlewords.com/2007/04/the_alameda_weehawken_burrito_t...

qwertyuiop924OP9y ago

Ah. That explains a lot. He's definitely well-spoken. And I don't mind people criticizing the VC crowd. I don't people criticizing stuff in general, so long as it's well done.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse