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What would you rather fight - a horse sized duck, or 100 duck sized horses? Hope he answers that one.

anothergoogler 8y ago
I hope Microsoft's PR people came up with a hilarious reply, this will show that the company is meme-aware and down with the Millennial and Generation Z demographics.
antirez 8y ago
You can use this trick against 100 duck sized horses: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Thermopylae https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Thermopylae
- thedailymail 8y ago
  You can use a version of the same trick against a horse-sized duck if you have a slightly smaller doorway
fermienrico 8y ago
I really dislike this kind of questions. "A little fun doesn't hurt" Reddit and the internet has a lot of fun things to do. Don't waste the opportunity of someone important willing to spend what little 30 mins they have in their schedule to take questions from the community and these questions come up - there are important things to ask. Absolutely useless question and should not be asked.
- tway4567897 8y ago
  I hope you understand that this is the person you're talking about: > Miguel de Icaza: but the idea of the nugget > Miguel de Icaza: The essence of the nugget > Miguel de Icaza: The nugget > Miguel de Icaza: It keeps me away from the radio > Nat Friedman: yeah i can see that > Nat Friedman: what you've got, son, is a nugget fixation > Nat Friedman: a common issue in the mid-30s man > Miguel de Icaza: I do > Miguel de Icaza: Oh, is that what it is? > Miguel de Icaza: Is there some ointment I can use? > Nat Friedman: you need baboon urine > Nat Friedman: very expensive > Nat Friedman: luckily i have some that i acquired on ebay some months back > Nat Friedman: using the 'sort by price' selection mechanism
- praneshp 8y ago
  > Absolutely useless question Sure > and should not be asked. None of your business.
  - fermienrico 8y ago
    I thought we are supposed to be sharing our opinions on HN with respect. Since when is stating my opinion on an opinion-based community none of my business? I am saying these questions should not be asked. Please provide a counter argument.
    - praneshp 8y ago
      My counter argument is that these questions can be asked, it's none of your business to sayt what questions should not be asked on a reddit community. Historically, r/(I)AMA has been just that, and the ducks question is part of the community's history now (I can't think of a semi-famous AMA in the last year where that question wasn't asked). More importantly, it's an ama, and the fact that he is about to be github CEO is secondary. We don't want movie stars coming there just for their latest release (if you overdo it, it's a disaster. Google Rampart AMA) Finally, my intention was to be brief, but stop short of disrespect (and I am sorry if it offended you). Unfortunately I seem to have approached you with the same condescension you showed for (I)AMA's users
      - fermienrico 8y ago
        I accept your apology. I still do not agree with "it's none of your business to sayt what questions should not be asked on a reddit community". With that line of thought, none of this is our business to be on the internet and providing opinions. Instead of focusing on what's someone's business and what's not - I recommend you state why asking, what I believe to be useless questions, would be beneficial. What insight does it provide? I understand it could be fun and quirky but literally, every thread on reddit...I mean every...single...thread... on reddit starts with a joke.
- asdsa5325 8y ago
  I bet you are fun at parties.
  - fermienrico 8y ago
    Parties? What’s that?
loco5niner 8y ago
He answered it fairly well. https://www.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments/8pc8mf/im_nat_friedman_future_ceo_of_github_ama/e0a86um https://www.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments/8pc8mf/im_nat_friedman...
- ajeet_dhaliwal 8y ago
  He did!

I hope Microsoft's PR people came up with a hilarious reply, this will show that the company is meme-aware and down with the Millennial and Generation Z demographics.

antirez 8y ago

You can use this trick against 100 duck sized horses: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Thermopylae https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Thermopylae

thedailymail 8y ago
You can use a version of the same trick against a horse-sized duck if you have a slightly smaller doorway

fermienrico 8y ago

I really dislike this kind of questions. "A little fun doesn't hurt" Reddit and the internet has a lot of fun things to do. Don't waste the opportunity of someone important willing to spend what little 30 mins they have in their schedule to take questions from the community and these questions come up - there are important things to ask. Absolutely useless question and should not be asked.

tway4567897 8y ago
I hope you understand that this is the person you're talking about: > Miguel de Icaza: but the idea of the nugget > Miguel de Icaza: The essence of the nugget > Miguel de Icaza: The nugget > Miguel de Icaza: It keeps me away from the radio > Nat Friedman: yeah i can see that > Nat Friedman: what you've got, son, is a nugget fixation > Nat Friedman: a common issue in the mid-30s man > Miguel de Icaza: I do > Miguel de Icaza: Oh, is that what it is? > Miguel de Icaza: Is there some ointment I can use? > Nat Friedman: you need baboon urine > Nat Friedman: very expensive > Nat Friedman: luckily i have some that i acquired on ebay some months back > Nat Friedman: using the 'sort by price' selection mechanism
praneshp 8y ago
> Absolutely useless question Sure > and should not be asked. None of your business.
- fermienrico 8y ago
  I thought we are supposed to be sharing our opinions on HN with respect. Since when is stating my opinion on an opinion-based community none of my business? I am saying these questions should not be asked. Please provide a counter argument.
  - praneshp 8y ago
    My counter argument is that these questions can be asked, it's none of your business to sayt what questions should not be asked on a reddit community. Historically, r/(I)AMA has been just that, and the ducks question is part of the community's history now (I can't think of a semi-famous AMA in the last year where that question wasn't asked). More importantly, it's an ama, and the fact that he is about to be github CEO is secondary. We don't want movie stars coming there just for their latest release (if you overdo it, it's a disaster. Google Rampart AMA) Finally, my intention was to be brief, but stop short of disrespect (and I am sorry if it offended you). Unfortunately I seem to have approached you with the same condescension you showed for (I)AMA's users
    - fermienrico 8y ago
      I accept your apology. I still do not agree with "it's none of your business to sayt what questions should not be asked on a reddit community". With that line of thought, none of this is our business to be on the internet and providing opinions. Instead of focusing on what's someone's business and what's not - I recommend you state why asking, what I believe to be useless questions, would be beneficial. What insight does it provide? I understand it could be fun and quirky but literally, every thread on reddit...I mean every...single...thread... on reddit starts with a joke.
asdsa5325 8y ago
I bet you are fun at parties.
- fermienrico 8y ago
  Parties? What’s that?

loco5niner 8y ago

He answered it fairly well. https://www.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments/8pc8mf/im_nat_friedman_future_ceo_of_github_ama/e0a86um https://www.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments/8pc8mf/im_nat_friedman...

ajeet_dhaliwal 8y ago
He did!