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For those newer to HN: This posting links to the Internet Archive, rather than to jwz's site directly, because jwz uses a referrer-based redirect to serve direc

For those newer to HN: This posting links to the Internet Archive, rather than to jwz's site directly, because jwz uses a referrer-based redirect to serve direct links a picture of a testicle in an eggcup.

oh_sigh 5y ago
For the curious(nsfw if your user agent sends the referrer header) https://www.jwz.org/blog/2022/02/robot-war-dogs-hunting-migrants-now/ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2022/02/robot-war-dogs-hunting-migr...
- fallingknife 5y ago
  When I right click and select open in new tab (browser is FF), I still get the ball in a cup picture. This is annoying because I thought that would get me the same behavior as copying the URL and pasting it in a new tab.
thesausageking 5y ago
jwz was my hero when I was first learning the code and exploring the internet. It's so sad to see what a cranky, feckless old man he's become. I often wonder if he had to go back, if he would've prefered not making FU money at a relatively young age. Since then, he's basically just owned a pizza shop and shitposted about hackernews, Bitcoin, and modern internet culture. Seems like such a waste.
- pmoriarty 5y ago
  "It's so sad to see what a cranky, feckless old man he's become." He's always been grumpy. "I often wonder if he had to go back, if he would've prefered not making FU money at a relatively young age. Since then, he's basically just owned a pizza shop and shitposted about hackernews, Bitcoin, and modern internet culture. Seems like such a waste." He's owned a nightclub, and I'll forever be grateful to him for hosting VNV Nation there in the late 90's, and for making DNA Lounge a home for EBM, synthpop, goth and industrial -- one of the only clubs that had that sort of dark electronic music in the entire city.
robbrown451 5y ago
Why does he hate HN? Kind of weird, since he appeals to the same sort of people.
- xenophonf 5y ago
  I think his criticisms are pretty much spot on. Here's a taste: https://www.jwz.org/blog/2017/02/an-annotated-digest-of-the-top-hacker-news-posts/ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2017/02/an-annotated-digest-of-the-...
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  - pmoriarty 5y ago
    Those aren't criticisms. It's a caricature.
    - throwanem 5y ago
      It's a quote from n-gate's "Webshit Weekly", a very openly adversarial (and at this point somewhat optimistically named) recap of HN top submissions. It's not to be taken at face value, sure, or at least not wisely - but what on the Internet ever is?

oh_sigh 5y ago

For the curious(nsfw if your user agent sends the referrer header) https://www.jwz.org/blog/2022/02/robot-war-dogs-hunting-migrants-now/ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2022/02/robot-war-dogs-hunting-migr...

fallingknife 5y ago
When I right click and select open in new tab (browser is FF), I still get the ball in a cup picture. This is annoying because I thought that would get me the same behavior as copying the URL and pasting it in a new tab.

thesausageking 5y ago

jwz was my hero when I was first learning the code and exploring the internet. It's so sad to see what a cranky, feckless old man he's become. I often wonder if he had to go back, if he would've prefered not making FU money at a relatively young age. Since then, he's basically just owned a pizza shop and shitposted about hackernews, Bitcoin, and modern internet culture. Seems like such a waste.

pmoriarty 5y ago
"It's so sad to see what a cranky, feckless old man he's become." He's always been grumpy. "I often wonder if he had to go back, if he would've prefered not making FU money at a relatively young age. Since then, he's basically just owned a pizza shop and shitposted about hackernews, Bitcoin, and modern internet culture. Seems like such a waste." He's owned a nightclub, and I'll forever be grateful to him for hosting VNV Nation there in the late 90's, and for making DNA Lounge a home for EBM, synthpop, goth and industrial -- one of the only clubs that had that sort of dark electronic music in the entire city.

robbrown451 5y ago

Why does he hate HN? Kind of weird, since he appeals to the same sort of people.

xenophonf 5y ago
I think his criticisms are pretty much spot on. Here's a taste: https://www.jwz.org/blog/2017/02/an-annotated-digest-of-the-top-hacker-news-posts/ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2017/02/an-annotated-digest-of-the-...
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- pmoriarty 5y ago
  Those aren't criticisms. It's a caricature.
  - throwanem 5y ago
    It's a quote from n-gate's "Webshit Weekly", a very openly adversarial (and at this point somewhat optimistically named) recap of HN top submissions. It's not to be taken at face value, sure, or at least not wisely - but what on the Internet ever is?