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This kind of response is part of why hackers have such a difficult time in social groups. That it is upvoted 7 times really drives the point home. The article
by jacksoncarter 16y ago
This kind of response is part of why hackers have such a difficult time in social groups. That it is upvoted 7 times really drives the point home. The article isn't at all about whale nomenclature. It's about an observation of the world around us and a discovery that may explain it.
Yet, this comment has nothing to do with that discovery and only "nitpicks" some superficial detail wholey irrelevant to the discussion. It throws everyone off track with something that doesn't matter -- at all.
It's a semantic debate and it detracts from the conversation. It's annoying and it's why "normals" don't like to talk with hackers.
For the record, some people believe dolphins are whales, and some don't:
http://www.ftexploring.com/askdrg/askdrgalapagos4.html http://www.ftexploring.com/askdrg/askdrgalapagos4.html
- roqetman 16y agoI agree, but the article didn't contain any actual research figures, just a few suppositions (which made the inaccuracy stand out).
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- devinj 16y agoOkiedoke. I wasn't doing anything except throwing an interesting tidbit out there. Personally, I find the whale/dolphin distinction (or lack thereof) fairly interesting. So I shared it. Your comment added more interesting information to the mix. I believe this sharing of information that is related to the post is what comments are for, and I think it's a worthy use of them. It's especially what threaded comments are for. See, I can't derail a whole conversation-- I can just lead a small subthread away from the main flow. So, I figured this was an OK comment to post on Hacker News.