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Says the guy using a free gmail.com email address.

• blahi 10y ago
  Don't let facts ruin a good outrage. This is HN and we like to be hypocrites.
  • dang 10y ago
    Please don't post unsubstantive comments.
• lostlogin 10y ago
  Depends when the service was signed up for as I see it - it used to be less creepy.
  • gvurrdon 10y ago
    Indeed, I got a Gmail account when it was invitation only, and back then it didn't really seem particularly sinister. It was also very useful compared with the other services which were available (the excellent spam filtering was notable). Although I'd rather not I still use it mainly because the Inbox application is excellent and it is useful to be able to search my email archives. I have other accounts as well, of course.
• retox 10y ago
  Well 'decrypted', that's my spam account.
• dang 10y ago
  Personal attacks, which that crosses into, are not allowed on HN. We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12016316 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12016316 and marked it off-topic.
  • blahi 10y ago
    So pointing out hypocrisy and tainted credibility is not allowed on HN. I see. Neckbeard logical fallacy # 82
    • dang 10y ago
      We're all hypocrites, so getting personally nasty about it is self-refuting. There's nothing that matters here that requires personal disrespect to point out.
      • blahi 10y ago
        I gotta give it to you... you've got some immaculate logic going on there.