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I'm not going to get into the hypocrite issue, but I certainly would like the dialog box better if it did just say "Java Loves You - Please Wait". I'd like to

I'm not going to get into the hypocrite issue, but I certainly would like the dialog box better if it did just say "Java Loves You - Please Wait". I'd like to think that I am generally attractive from a programming language's point of view and such a dialog box wouls only reinforce this belief.

astine 18y ago
I would have liked your comment better if you had left off the last sentance. OoO
- jonny_noog 18y ago
  Yeah, sorry, I forgot any attempt at humour on Hacker News will be assimilated, resistance is futile. o_0
  - astine 18y ago
    Sorry, forgot the little winky emoticon: ;) Is that better?
    - jonny_noog 18y ago
      I'm not sure. Are you trying to say that your original comment was somewhat tounge-in-cheek and I misunderstood because of my lack of familiarity with your "OoO" emoticon? If so, then yes it is better, thank you. If not, then no it isn't.
      - astine 18y ago
        The former. Your comment stated that you would have felt better if the Java installer had said something different, in particular less; so I said the same thing about your comment. It was sort of an ill conceived parody, you understand. In conjunction with feigned shock (the "OoO,") at your apparent linguasexuality, I thought it was pretty funny. Seems I was wrong, or just too vague.
        jonny_noog 18y ago
        Maybe a bit vague, yes. But "linguasexuality" has got to take the cake. It sounds hot.
  - dgordon 18y ago
    It's a reaction to the overvaluing of joke posts on Reddit, Digg, and such, no doubt.
    - jonny_noog 18y ago
      Yes I assumed this, and I can understand where the sentiment is coming from. But if it's a comment that is still imparting an opinion/viewpoint, i.e., it is actually saying something, then I think a little editorial freedom in terms of the commenter's on-topic humour should not be seen as dragging the site down towards digg/reddit etc. I actually wouldn't have bothered even replying to the guys comment except that this is an issue that has irked me about this site for a while. Humour - by and large and in the right proportion - gratifies my (and I think many people's) "intellectual curiosity". Some here should take a chill pill when it comes to being the humour police.
lallysingh 18y ago
Then all we need is a picture of a giant black & white TV, 10 feet high, with a zoom in on Duke's face. "Java Loves You"

astine 18y ago

I would have liked your comment better if you had left off the last sentance. OoO

jonny_noog 18y ago
Yeah, sorry, I forgot any attempt at humour on Hacker News will be assimilated, resistance is futile. o_0
- astine 18y ago
  Sorry, forgot the little winky emoticon: ;) Is that better?
  - jonny_noog 18y ago
    I'm not sure. Are you trying to say that your original comment was somewhat tounge-in-cheek and I misunderstood because of my lack of familiarity with your "OoO" emoticon? If so, then yes it is better, thank you. If not, then no it isn't.
    - astine 18y ago
      The former. Your comment stated that you would have felt better if the Java installer had said something different, in particular less; so I said the same thing about your comment. It was sort of an ill conceived parody, you understand. In conjunction with feigned shock (the "OoO,") at your apparent linguasexuality, I thought it was pretty funny. Seems I was wrong, or just too vague.
      - jonny_noog 18y ago
        Maybe a bit vague, yes. But "linguasexuality" has got to take the cake. It sounds hot.
- dgordon 18y ago
  It's a reaction to the overvaluing of joke posts on Reddit, Digg, and such, no doubt.
  - jonny_noog 18y ago
    Yes I assumed this, and I can understand where the sentiment is coming from. But if it's a comment that is still imparting an opinion/viewpoint, i.e., it is actually saying something, then I think a little editorial freedom in terms of the commenter's on-topic humour should not be seen as dragging the site down towards digg/reddit etc. I actually wouldn't have bothered even replying to the guys comment except that this is an issue that has irked me about this site for a while. Humour - by and large and in the right proportion - gratifies my (and I think many people's) "intellectual curiosity". Some here should take a chill pill when it comes to being the humour police.

lallysingh 18y ago

Then all we need is a picture of a giant black & white TV, 10 feet high, with a zoom in on Duke's face. "Java Loves You"