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Dang, the link should be replaced with this one. The reuters article is a single sentences simply referencing this original article

• traes 6y ago
  I love that it's impossible to tell if you're mildly upset at the current state of this post or asking a mod to change it.
  • ineedasername 6y ago
    That's the beauty of it: many invocations of "dang" in HN will be done for both reasons. I don't know the origin of that username, but it's grown into it's role.
    • hisnameismanuel 6y ago
      his name is Dan G
    • deleted 6y ago
      [deleted]
    • jacquesm 6y ago
      I think he even has a trigger on that which sometimes leads to funny situations.
      • chordalkeyboard 6y ago
        dang has a trigger on the nuclear weapons suite? wow, I thought being an hn mod was powerful but I had no idea.
        • metiscus 6y ago
          Off topic, I know, but this entire exchange was quite wholesome and funny. With everything going on these days you all brought some levity to my day, thanks.
    • dang 6y ago
      That is the origin. It seems to have held up pretty well. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7494093 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7494093 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22767267 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22767267