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We should do a "Most HackerNews HackerNews Comment Of The Year" award each year; in homage to the O.G. [1]. I'd like to nominate this comment. [1] https://news

by 015a 2y ago

We should do a "Most HackerNews HackerNews Comment Of The Year" award each year; in homage to the O.G. [1]. I'd like to nominate this comment. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224

skeaker 2y ago
I agree with the premise but this isn't a great nomination, I think saying "this device won't appeal to the niche LLM gadgetry crowd" is valid in this case since yeah, it won't.
- theWreckluse 2y ago
  While it's not a great one, it certainly checks the tone deaf attitude some HN comments have.
- geodel 2y ago
  Agree. LLMs are really next generation requirements. Previously people would run a dozen docker containers in Kubernetes cluster on Mac or further before a dozen linux VMs etc and predictably but sadly macs never worked well for these requirements.
- Apocryphon 2y ago
  It's also not like the comment was claiming the iMac isn't going to sell well. (And to be fair, it probably won't sell spectacularly well compared to than prior iMacs anyway, given how the MacBooks, Mac Minis, the Mac Studio, etc. have eaten that desktop's lunch.)
djoldman 2y ago
Hrm. My OG vote goes to: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35079 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35079 > pg: That has to be the comeback of all time.
- ahofmann 2y ago
  That was hilarious, thank you for posting this :-)
- philipwhiuk 2y ago
  That's a great piece of HN lore. Same original article: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35103 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35103 Tarsnap is functionally unchanged as a start-up and Dropbox is $2.5bn in revenue
- mescalito 2y ago
  Why can't I see this comment when viewing the original article?
  - Manfred 2y ago
    Probably because it was flagged.
  - skeaker 2y ago
    Do you have showdead enabled? The chain is flagged so I think it would be hidden by default.
latexr 2y ago
> in homage to the O.G. That is a poor example of the thing you’re trying to mock. That exchange is an example of what one should do, it does not deserve derision. dang explained it well: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27067281 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27067281
- 015a 2y ago
  I proposed the nomination of an award to this commentator! That's hardly derision. I'm actually a little hurt that you would treat my comment with such derision :(
  - latexr 2y ago
    > I proposed the nomination of an award to this commentator! That's hardly derision. Awards can definitely be derisive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Raspberry_Awards https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Raspberry_Awards
stogot 2y ago
This isn’t even a comparable or relevant comparison.

by 015a 2y ago

skeaker 2y ago

I agree with the premise but this isn't a great nomination, I think saying "this device won't appeal to the niche LLM gadgetry crowd" is valid in this case since yeah, it won't.

theWreckluse 2y ago
While it's not a great one, it certainly checks the tone deaf attitude some HN comments have.
geodel 2y ago
Agree. LLMs are really next generation requirements. Previously people would run a dozen docker containers in Kubernetes cluster on Mac or further before a dozen linux VMs etc and predictably but sadly macs never worked well for these requirements.
Apocryphon 2y ago
It's also not like the comment was claiming the iMac isn't going to sell well. (And to be fair, it probably won't sell spectacularly well compared to than prior iMacs anyway, given how the MacBooks, Mac Minis, the Mac Studio, etc. have eaten that desktop's lunch.)

djoldman 2y ago

Hrm. My OG vote goes to: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35079 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35079 > pg: That has to be the comeback of all time.

ahofmann 2y ago
That was hilarious, thank you for posting this :-)
philipwhiuk 2y ago
That's a great piece of HN lore. Same original article: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35103 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35103 Tarsnap is functionally unchanged as a start-up and Dropbox is $2.5bn in revenue
mescalito 2y ago
Why can't I see this comment when viewing the original article?
- Manfred 2y ago
  Probably because it was flagged.
- skeaker 2y ago
  Do you have showdead enabled? The chain is flagged so I think it would be hidden by default.

latexr 2y ago

> in homage to the O.G. That is a poor example of the thing you’re trying to mock. That exchange is an example of what one should do, it does not deserve derision. dang explained it well: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27067281 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27067281

015a 2y ago
I proposed the nomination of an award to this commentator! That's hardly derision. I'm actually a little hurt that you would treat my comment with such derision :(
- latexr 2y ago
  > I proposed the nomination of an award to this commentator! That's hardly derision. Awards can definitely be derisive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Raspberry_Awards https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Raspberry_Awards

stogot 2y ago

This isn’t even a comparable or relevant comparison.