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Because ruby was one of the gifts given to the new born king, baby Jesus.

• saghm 10y ago
  It sure beats frankincense
  • dvdhnt 10y ago
    And mir. Wtf is mir?
    • iammiles 10y ago
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrrh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrrh
      • joshdotsmith 10y ago
        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir
        • ch_123 10y ago
          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_(software) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_(software)
          • saghm 10y ago
            https://blog.rust-lang.org/2016/04/19/MIR.html https://blog.rust-lang.org/2016/04/19/MIR.html
    • hota_mazi 10y ago
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIjBO26qjYM&t=45s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIjBO26qjYM&t=45s
  • saghm 10y ago
    Not completely sure why I was downvoted, but I'm sorry for any offense I might have (accidentally) caused
    • echelon 10y ago
      Unlike Reddit, jokes are generally not we received on Hacker News. The community prefers relevant, on-point discussion to keep a high signal to noise ratio. This isn't to say some jokes aren't tolerated, but it's best to shy away from them unless you have something really great to add.
      • tomhoward 10y ago
        We should be able to crack a smile in response to light-hearted comments like that at Christmas :)
      • saghm 10y ago
        See, this is probably why I don't get many upvotes. Joking is pretty much my default response to everything