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Hacker News Comments I'm tired of Seeing (2013)

26 points by acqbu 4y ago

PhillyG 4y ago
The edit is where most of the insight is on that page, and the reader comments on it are the most entertaining part. Quite a lot of the authors list seem to be things that are useful to discussions, albeit by virtue of helping newer users be up to speed with idioms that long term users take for granted.
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mysterydip 4y ago
There are times when a comment really resonates with me, and I want to show the commenter more appreciation than just an upvote, but don't want to be a "this +1"-er. What's proper etiquette there?
- leephillips 4y ago
  You might consider replying with a comment that expresses your appreciation and describes what you liked, if that’s not too much work for you.
  - permo-w 4y ago
    yeah I think describing what you liked and why you liked it is probably the best way
    - plgonzalezrx8 4y ago
      Your comment really resonates with me, I appreciate you putting it into words better than I could have.
      - technoooooost 4y ago
        Thank you for resonating with the parent. I am in also resonating and wish more people would resonate.
beardyw 4y ago
Ho hum ... every 4 years this turns up.
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permo-w 4y ago
> The plural of anecdote is not data anecdata is a portmanteau, not a plural
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datavirtue 4y ago
So many rulez.
avaldez_ 4y ago
Is this post considered harmful?
MonkeyClub 4y ago
This one, I can't say I agree with: > "If you're not paying for it, you're the product" - That was insightful the first time, but doesn't need to be posted about every free website. If anything, it should be a mandatory reminder that many of the "free" websites aren't a free and loving offering to the community, but rather personal data traps. Definitely not a thing that one should just brush over and just become accustomed to.
gdhkgdhkvff 4y ago
Recently the phrase “there is no free lunch” has been grating on me for some reason. It adds nothing to the conversation and, to me at least, always appears to be used as either a “this common phrase is proof that I’m right” or “you are dumb for having thought you found something.” It just never adds anything helpful. A: “I think I found a way to do X better or more efficiently!” B: “nope. There is no free lunch.” A: “oh ok. Thank you for showing me the error of my ways.”

26 points by acqbu 4y ago

The edit is where most of the insight is on that page, and the reader comments on it are the most entertaining part. Quite a lot of the authors list seem to be things that are useful to discussions, albeit by virtue of helping newer users be up to speed with idioms that long term users take for granted.

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mysterydip 4y ago

There are times when a comment really resonates with me, and I want to show the commenter more appreciation than just an upvote, but don't want to be a "this +1"-er. What's proper etiquette there?

leephillips 4y ago
You might consider replying with a comment that expresses your appreciation and describes what you liked, if that’s not too much work for you.
- permo-w 4y ago
  yeah I think describing what you liked and why you liked it is probably the best way
  - plgonzalezrx8 4y ago
    Your comment really resonates with me, I appreciate you putting it into words better than I could have.
    - technoooooost 4y ago
      Thank you for resonating with the parent. I am in also resonating and wish more people would resonate.

beardyw 4y ago

Ho hum ... every 4 years this turns up.

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permo-w 4y ago

> The plural of anecdote is not data anecdata is a portmanteau, not a plural

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datavirtue 4y ago

So many rulez.

avaldez_ 4y ago

Is this post considered harmful?

MonkeyClub 4y ago

This one, I can't say I agree with: > "If you're not paying for it, you're the product" - That was insightful the first time, but doesn't need to be posted about every free website. If anything, it should be a mandatory reminder that many of the "free" websites aren't a free and loving offering to the community, but rather personal data traps. Definitely not a thing that one should just brush over and just become accustomed to.

gdhkgdhkvff 4y ago

Recently the phrase “there is no free lunch” has been grating on me for some reason. It adds nothing to the conversation and, to me at least, always appears to be used as either a “this common phrase is proof that I’m right” or “you are dumb for having thought you found something.” It just never adds anything helpful. A: “I think I found a way to do X better or more efficiently!” B: “nope. There is no free lunch.” A: “oh ok. Thank you for showing me the error of my ways.”