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> and given some spammy things Sahil has done in the past, I wouldn't trust it Dare I ask for context?
by citricsquid 15y ago
> and given some spammy things Sahil has done in the past, I wouldn't trust it
Dare I ask for context?
- coderdude 15y agoI'd like him to elaborate on this as well. That's a fairly damaging thing to say about someone who does these sorts of things (publishing products and services online). All I know him for is Gumroad.
- gkoberger 15y agoDidn't mean to be vague, just didn't want to start anything. He created an app (http://dscr.be/ http://dscr.be/) that required you to log in via Twitter. After a bit, it tweeted a link to his site and followed him, without telling the user that would happen. (After I talked to him, he added the checkbox that is there now -- that wasn't there for a long time.) He also follows massive amounts of people and then unfollows them. Every two weeks or so, I get an email saying he just started following me. Neither of these are the end of the world, but I wouldn't run random JavaScript that he can change whenever he wants on my page. EDIT: Sahil contacted me and said: "sorry, the massive following/unfollowing just isn't true. I normally just do it to you to remind you I exist. :)"
- sahillavingia 15y agoI don't really like responding to haters on Hacker News. But, if anyone wants more information about the above comment (which is wrong multiple times), please email me and I'll respond there: sahil@slavingia.com. Thanks!