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This is the second time in about a week that a post on HN has included a variation of "this weird trick" (the other being jlongster's article dealing with React

This is the second time in about a week that a post on HN has included a variation of "this weird trick" (the other being jlongster's article dealing with React) in the title. I can't help but parse these articles as equivalent to all the horrible ad spam all over the web about "this one weird trick" that will flatten your belly, tone your butt, help you make millions, give you a bigger penis, eradicate your cellulite, and a host of other "improvements" to your life. Let's maybe spend a couple extra minutes coming up with less link-baity titles.

foota 11y ago
I think the title is a parody of those titles.
- bobwaycott 11y ago
  I know. The first sentence of the post did not elude me.
- Godel_unicode 11y ago
  The fact that it's a parody doesn't preclude it being annoying. Also, it's not actually that good a parody in my opinion. It's a click-bait title which links to an article with a really obvious message (lose weight:eat less::shrink binary:packer)
ascendantlogic 11y ago
It's fascinating to watch you be so literal that the subtle mocking of those exact things has gone completely over your head.
- bobwaycott 11y ago
  About as fascinating as two commenters who think I can't recognize the mocking/parody, and still find it to be equivalent to all the shitty content on the web using this one particularly "weird" headline "trick"? Criticizing something is not a signal that one missed the joke.
  - cwilkes 11y ago
    "I can't help but think..." Implied to me that you did miss the joke.
    - bobwaycott 11y ago
      It's cool. And you're not the only one. Of course, I'm over here, on the other side of the tubes, unable to avoid pointing out I never said "I can't help but think...", but instead used "parse as equivalent" intentionally to signify only what the title itself evokes, joke or not. It's nothing but a couple downvotes either way, which is pretty unimportant.

foota 11y ago

I think the title is a parody of those titles.

bobwaycott 11y ago
I know. The first sentence of the post did not elude me.
Godel_unicode 11y ago
The fact that it's a parody doesn't preclude it being annoying. Also, it's not actually that good a parody in my opinion. It's a click-bait title which links to an article with a really obvious message (lose weight:eat less::shrink binary:packer)

ascendantlogic 11y ago

It's fascinating to watch you be so literal that the subtle mocking of those exact things has gone completely over your head.

bobwaycott 11y ago
About as fascinating as two commenters who think I can't recognize the mocking/parody, and still find it to be equivalent to all the shitty content on the web using this one particularly "weird" headline "trick"? Criticizing something is not a signal that one missed the joke.
- cwilkes 11y ago
  "I can't help but think..." Implied to me that you did miss the joke.
  - bobwaycott 11y ago
    It's cool. And you're not the only one. Of course, I'm over here, on the other side of the tubes, unable to avoid pointing out I never said "I can't help but think...", but instead used "parse as equivalent" intentionally to signify only what the title itself evokes, joke or not. It's nothing but a couple downvotes either way, which is pretty unimportant.