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It's funny you got downvoted for this (at the time I'm writing this), considering (based on your comment history) you're likely Rasmus Lerdorf, creator of PHP.
by AceJohnny2 8y ago
It's funny you got downvoted for this (at the time I'm writing this), considering (based on your comment history) you're likely Rasmus Lerdorf, creator of PHP.
- rll 8y agoYeah well, one of the many reasons I generally avoid HN.
- seba_dos1 8y agoIt's a perfectly valid and normal reaction. Regular viewer has no reason to suspect that this is anyone special speaking. That comment was indistinguishable from a random thought of a random person, so it was entirely reasonable to request a citation. "That's me, Rasmus" would be enough of a citation of course.
- AceJohnny2 8y agoIndeed! That's what I was implying with "based on your comment history". It required me being curious about why a random commenter would make such an authoritative (but not backed up) statement, remembering PHP's creator's name and making the connection that their username may be related to it, then reading his Wikipedia page and digging through his comment history to find a couple from 2015 (about UWaterloo) and then 2013 (about his age!) as supporting evidence! Now I feel creepy. Edit: (but really, it's nothing compared to the awesome "Did you win the Putnam" response https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35079 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35079)