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The strange parts: - this is ostensibly a tech forum - the article linked is not in English - it’s barely readable in Spanish because of the popover ads. HN
by afavour 2y ago
The strange parts:
- this is ostensibly a tech forum
- the article linked is not in English
- it’s barely readable in Spanish because of the popover ads. HN is usually pretty unforgiving of that.
- whamlastxmas 2y agoIt’s a hacker forum. Sailing across the world like he did was the hacker equivalent in the 1400s. HN also constantly links to paywall articles, and I imagine at least ninety percent of people here use ad block
- afavour 2y agoComparing today’s tech hacking with sailing across the Atlantic is a very good joke, very funny.
- whamlastxmas 2y agoHacking in the context of hacker news doesn’t have to be related to technology at all
- ywvcbk 2y ago> this is ostensibly a tech forum There are plenty of non tech related posts on the front-page all the time? > barely readable Who even read anything besides the headline these days?
- oh_my_goodness 2y agoThe last part is a very strong point, unfortunately.