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I've queried Google for an old submission of GCU on HN, and the top comment of the first found submission[0] (which is 250 days old) is by you complaining that

by giu 15y ago

I've queried Google for an old submission of GCU on HN, and the top comment of the first found submission[0] (which is 250 days old) is by you complaining that GCU has been submitted many times before. What a coincidence :) [0] http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1654440 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1654440

nametoremember 15y ago
"I've queried Google". That sounds so alien to me.
- giu 15y ago
  It may sound alien to you because I should've used "I've done a Google search" rather than "I've queried Google". In other news, English is not my native language :)
  - nametoremember 15y ago
    What you said is correct and understandable, but in my experience people just say "I googled it".
    - adolph 15y ago
      Or say "I asked Mrs. Google..."
wyclif 15y ago
Thanks, but there's nothing wrong with my memory. That only puts a fine point on my comment: how many times does GCU have to be submitted before everyone here "gets it"?
- giu 15y ago
  It wasn't meant to be a snarky comment; sorry if it came over like one. searchyc.com[0] yields a lot of results, so you're definitely right with your statement. I think we have to take into account that the number of HN users has probably grown quite a lot during the last year or two, so a link that you already know because you saw it on the frontpage may be new for the one or other user. Hence, I wouldn't be surprised if we'll see more dupe links of this kind on the frontpage. [0] http://searchyc.com/google+code+university http://searchyc.com/google+code+university
  - wyclif 15y ago
    Nah, I got your meaning. FWIW, I love GCU and have consumed a number of those videos. It's nothing against GOOG or GCU; it's probably that I've been here too long...
- melling 15y ago
  Someone answered that question in the old post too by saying that every 6 months doesn't hurt. People will stop upvoting if they think it's old news. Lots of stories get resubmitted on HN. The audience is probably growing. Lots of new people weren't here 250 days ago?
  - jlind 15y ago
    This. I wasn't here 250 days ago and I'm always glad to find another solid programming resource. I wasn't the first and surely won't be the last. Besides, this type of link isn't necessarily a "news" story that will become outdated.

by giu 15y ago

nametoremember 15y ago

"I've queried Google". That sounds so alien to me.

giu 15y ago
It may sound alien to you because I should've used "I've done a Google search" rather than "I've queried Google". In other news, English is not my native language :)
- nametoremember 15y ago
  What you said is correct and understandable, but in my experience people just say "I googled it".
  - adolph 15y ago
    Or say "I asked Mrs. Google..."

wyclif 15y ago

Thanks, but there's nothing wrong with my memory. That only puts a fine point on my comment: how many times does GCU have to be submitted before everyone here "gets it"?

giu 15y ago
It wasn't meant to be a snarky comment; sorry if it came over like one. searchyc.com[0] yields a lot of results, so you're definitely right with your statement. I think we have to take into account that the number of HN users has probably grown quite a lot during the last year or two, so a link that you already know because you saw it on the frontpage may be new for the one or other user. Hence, I wouldn't be surprised if we'll see more dupe links of this kind on the frontpage. [0] http://searchyc.com/google+code+university http://searchyc.com/google+code+university
- wyclif 15y ago
  Nah, I got your meaning. FWIW, I love GCU and have consumed a number of those videos. It's nothing against GOOG or GCU; it's probably that I've been here too long...
melling 15y ago
Someone answered that question in the old post too by saying that every 6 months doesn't hurt. People will stop upvoting if they think it's old news. Lots of stories get resubmitted on HN. The audience is probably growing. Lots of new people weren't here 250 days ago?
- jlind 15y ago
  This. I wasn't here 250 days ago and I'm always glad to find another solid programming resource. I wasn't the first and surely won't be the last. Besides, this type of link isn't necessarily a "news" story that will become outdated.