Since I knew what LD_PRELOAD did then I was rather amused that the author had a similar epiphany over it as I did many years ago, which made it a great read --

Since I knew what LD_PRELOAD did then I was rather amused that the author had a similar epiphany over it as I did many years ago, which made it a great read -- something to relate to. I agree that the article is emotional, but the annoyance or not is so very subjective.