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Who's Dan? I probably seem like I really hate Calgary but I don't... I was talking about the praries at large and Calgary is just one city. I mean they made a

by DKnoll 8y ago

Who's Dan? I probably seem like I really hate Calgary but I don't... I was talking about the praries at large and Calgary is just one city. I mean they made a knock-off CN Tower out of spite but I won't hold it against them... :P

tptacek 8y ago
'dang, the moderator on this thread. Central Illinois is a big, flat, boring, methamphetamized prairie too, but I'd still rather live in Chicago than on either coast. Most places you could think of wanting to live are surrounded by boring places.
- DKnoll 8y ago
  Are they? Would have assumed SF. Didn't think YCombinator had any presence in Canada. I thought dang was a shared account used by multiple moderators as well.
  - tptacek 8y ago
    No, 'dang is Dan Gackle. There are two public moderators, 'dang and 'sctb (Scott "Certificate Transparency" Bell).
    - DKnoll 8y ago
      Oh cool. Dan is seriously committed, he's almost omnipotent lol.
      - pvg 8y ago
        No, he just transcends spacetime like the prairies whence he hails.
      - deleted 8y ago
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wglb 8y ago
In my growing-up-in-the-prairie attitude, dislike of prairie life, particularly if there are mountains visible off to the west, may reflect a short attention span and chronic cultural overstimulation.