Neither of these is an excuse for the condescending, snarky tone. [Ed.: Actually, the tone is probably a factor in the audience not being interested.] [Ed. 2:

Neither of these is an excuse for the condescending, snarky tone. [Ed.: Actually, the tone is probably a factor in the audience not being interested.] [Ed. 2: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21490714 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21490714 ]