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I saw that comment but didn't follow the algolia link. I didn't realize Stephen Wolfram was dang's personal We Do Not Mention the Orangutan. I suppose that gi
by samatman 2y ago
I saw that comment but didn't follow the algolia link.
I didn't realize Stephen Wolfram was dang's personal We Do Not Mention the Orangutan. I suppose that given the inevitable prevalence of clichéd back-and-forth tropes and exchanges on HN, there's little choice but to draw a line in the sand on specific versions and hope it serves as a stand-in for all of them.
- dang 2y agoI don't know who the orangutan is, but that's just one of a thwack of tropes that make me wince on HN. A multithwack. A plenithwack. They can't be stopped but one can maybe dampen them a bit sometimes. Or not.
- tptacek 2y agoTIL, and, on the off chance you didn't go look this up, it's extremely worth it: https://www.reddit.com/r/EdgarAllanPoe/comments/17cehq8/we_do_not_talk_about_the_orangutan/ https://www.reddit.com/r/EdgarAllanPoe/comments/17cehq8/we_d... (no matter whether it's true or not)