I think you're attributing malice (as snark) where there is none. The jokes were in good fun, and buried in a days-old thread. "That was the joke" is a well-k

I think you're attributing malice (as snark) where there is none. The jokes were in good fun, and buried in a days-old thread. "That was the joke" is a well-known tongue-in-cheek response, it certainly wasn't meant to be snarky. Sorry if this bothered you, I know HN tends to be self-serious and I forget that sometimes.