I think you misunderstand me. I don't think the article is great. But it -does- accomplish exactly what the author wants. People talk about it. It reaches the

I think you misunderstand me. I don't think the article is great. But it -does- accomplish exactly what the author wants. People talk about it. It reaches the top of HN. And despite of our distaste of The Register... we still read it. So when I say it's "Good enough" it just means it gets the job done. The purpose of the article is clearly attracting attention. Being ignored worse than being disliked, after all. And it does attract a lot of (negative) attention. The poor writing even contributes to the goal.