This is an intriguing article, and the comments posted here are that, squared. This happens quite a lot on HN, so much so that asking "did you read such-and-suc

This is an intriguing article, and the comments posted here are that, squared. This happens quite a lot on HN, so much so that asking "did you read such-and-such on HN last week, and what did you think of the discussion" would be an excellent interview question for students applying to a computing program at university. Showing an interest in such threads would be a good indication of future potential for jobs above the code-monkey level.