Didn't I read this exact story right here on HackerNews last year, only that time it was posted on someone's personal site? Was it also Mick Stute that time, or

Didn't I read this exact story right here on HackerNews last year, only that time it was posted on someone's personal site? Was it also Mick Stute that time, or is this guy passing on someone else's famous story as his own story and his own work? I certainly don't see any citation to the original story on Quora.