Unfortunately, most of the HN comments < 140 characters are so content free as to basically violate the site's guidelines. (and yes, the above would fit into a

Unfortunately, most of the HN comments < 140 characters are so content free as to basically violate the site's guidelines. (and yes, the above would fit into a tweet, but it would be so devoid of context as to be absolutely meaningless to people who weren't already reading this same thread)