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The author of the linked article manages to be wrong twice by referring to HN as "YCombinator" - confusing the company with the forum, and misspelling the name
by arctangent 16y ago
The author of the linked article manages to be wrong twice by referring to HN as "YCombinator" - confusing the company with the forum, and misspelling the name of the company (which I believe should have a space in it).
Only MS can make so many errors within such a limited window of opportunity ;-)
- jokermatt999 16y agoI can't speak for Microsoft, but I tend to refer to Hacker News as Y Combinator News simply to avoid misunderstandings. It's easier to get the name wrong than to explain "No, not that kind of hacker. There's a non-pejorative definition as well...."