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Not hacker news? Who cares if he's a programmer; this has nothing to do with that.

• rms 18y ago
  Oh, come on, it is something that many, many people here find very interesting. See the thread about his conviction.
  • xlnt 18y ago
    That thread is mostly off-topic (ie, stuff that could just as well be on digg). What is the purpose of saying, "oh come on"?
    • rms 18y ago
      >What is the purpose of saying, "oh come on"? It's an interjection of little meaning, I was surprised to hear you call not hacker news on this. It's news. About a rather good hacker. Who killed his wife. Off-topic discussion in a thread doesn't make the submission itself not hacker news. Also, you should check out the digg comments, off-topic comments here don't come close. Sites like Digg start getting the Youtube effect where people post comments for the sake of posting, rather than for the purposes of dicussion.
      • xlnt 18y ago
        Off-topic discussion makes that thread bad evidence to cite to prove it is hacker-related news.
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        • rms 18y ago
          That's not my evidence though, the submission itself is the evidence.
• nailer 18y ago
  > Not hacker news? Depends on whether you prefer vi, emacs, or a rusty axe.
  • byrneseyeview 18y ago
    "vi, emacs, or a rusty axe" Redundant. M-x viper-mode; M-x rusty-axe-mode.