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This guy should simply stop using Quora if he is pissed off by endless stream of discussions. Why go great lengths to mock it? I don't see any point in this eff

This guy should simply stop using Quora if he is pissed off by endless stream of discussions. Why go great lengths to mock it? I don't see any point in this effort.

JonnieCache 16y ago
It looks like they had fun making it. I plan to do a version for HN one day but generated using a Markov Model, with karma as the hidden variable. Just one of the many items on The List :)
andybak 16y ago
You don't have to use Quora to be irritated by it... The coverage alone is sufficient for that. God what a nit-picking, humourless bunch we have here today!
- JabavuAdams 16y ago
  Blue-shiftin' the autistic spectrum. Yeah.
- kmfrk 16y ago
  You have to make up your mind: Are you criticizing the coverage or the service? The latter has nothing to do with this parody - but it may of course be fueled by the (completely ridiculous, bubble-like) hype. That's like hating on Obama for the expectations people other than you had for his presidency.
davidw 16y ago
I had a lot of fun doing 73primenumbers.com even though I have a lot of respect for 37 signals, and am extremely grateful for Rails.
- gawker 16y ago
  It seemed like a great joke and definitely much respect to you for taking the time to do it. How long did you it take you to complete it? I had a great laugh and definitely made my day! Our lives need some cheering up from time to time so I totally appreciated it.
  - davidw 16y ago
    I think it took some portion of an afternoon when I was sick and did not feel like working on Important Things.
- lukesdad 16y ago
  The 73primenumbers thing is quite awesome. Thanks for sharing. One question - why include prime in the domain name? As of this post, 73numbers.com hasn't been registered, and it does seem shorter. Plus, the original "minimalist" 37signals guys decided not to use their domain name to highlight the fact that 37 is a prime number. Is that part of the joke, or what?
  - davidw 16y ago
    I just picked something I liked and poked fun at all the 'prime numbers' things out there: 37 S, 43 things...
paraschopra 16y ago
Guys, please stop downvoting. Okay, I admit it -- I too had fun looked at the mocked Quora and think it was a time well wasted :)
- davidw 16y ago
  I have to agree. People here used to only downvote a comment like that to 0 or -1: it indicates disagreement, but without that "get him!" mob-piling-on effect.
  - paraschopra 16y ago
    Yeah, in fact the original motivation of downvotes was to suppress frivolous, irrelevant or off-topic comments (like the one to which you replied but not my original comment). I never downvote anyone I disagree with.
  - SandB0x 16y ago
    My take on it is that the first downvote can be crucial: people see a comment at 0 or -1 and read it in a negative light. Critical comments are interpreted as whiny or negative, witty ones as snarky. Don't let the score do all the thinking for you, voters!
    - davidw 16y ago
      Oh, I disagreed with his comment and didn't really think it added much. But he's been on the site a while, and wasn't trying to be a jerk or anything, so I would have left at at -1.

This guy should simply stop using Quora if he is pissed off by endless stream of discussions. Why go great lengths to mock it? I don't see any point in this effort.

JonnieCache 16y ago

It looks like they had fun making it. I plan to do a version for HN one day but generated using a Markov Model, with karma as the hidden variable. Just one of the many items on The List :)

andybak 16y ago

You don't have to use Quora to be irritated by it... The coverage alone is sufficient for that. God what a nit-picking, humourless bunch we have here today!

JabavuAdams 16y ago
Blue-shiftin' the autistic spectrum. Yeah.
kmfrk 16y ago
You have to make up your mind: Are you criticizing the coverage or the service? The latter has nothing to do with this parody - but it may of course be fueled by the (completely ridiculous, bubble-like) hype. That's like hating on Obama for the expectations people other than you had for his presidency.

davidw 16y ago

I had a lot of fun doing 73primenumbers.com even though I have a lot of respect for 37 signals, and am extremely grateful for Rails.

gawker 16y ago
It seemed like a great joke and definitely much respect to you for taking the time to do it. How long did you it take you to complete it? I had a great laugh and definitely made my day! Our lives need some cheering up from time to time so I totally appreciated it.
- davidw 16y ago
  I think it took some portion of an afternoon when I was sick and did not feel like working on Important Things.
lukesdad 16y ago
The 73primenumbers thing is quite awesome. Thanks for sharing. One question - why include prime in the domain name? As of this post, 73numbers.com hasn't been registered, and it does seem shorter. Plus, the original "minimalist" 37signals guys decided not to use their domain name to highlight the fact that 37 is a prime number. Is that part of the joke, or what?
- davidw 16y ago
  I just picked something I liked and poked fun at all the 'prime numbers' things out there: 37 S, 43 things...

paraschopra 16y ago

Guys, please stop downvoting. Okay, I admit it -- I too had fun looked at the mocked Quora and think it was a time well wasted :)

davidw 16y ago
I have to agree. People here used to only downvote a comment like that to 0 or -1: it indicates disagreement, but without that "get him!" mob-piling-on effect.
- paraschopra 16y ago
  Yeah, in fact the original motivation of downvotes was to suppress frivolous, irrelevant or off-topic comments (like the one to which you replied but not my original comment). I never downvote anyone I disagree with.
- SandB0x 16y ago
  My take on it is that the first downvote can be crucial: people see a comment at 0 or -1 and read it in a negative light. Critical comments are interpreted as whiny or negative, witty ones as snarky. Don't let the score do all the thinking for you, voters!
  - davidw 16y ago
    Oh, I disagreed with his comment and didn't really think it added much. But he's been on the site a while, and wasn't trying to be a jerk or anything, so I would have left at at -1.