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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
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  • 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