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Old as fuck.

by trool 14y ago

Old as fuck.

EwanToo 14y ago
Next week on HN, C++ released! :)
- koffiezet 14y ago
  Was thinking something simular... First time I discovered this I was a teenager still using dial-up. And apparently the virus-scanner on the school-pc's couldn't handle it :)
  - forgivegod 14y ago
    Same here! Except the one I had created a huge amount of folders with weird characters (∆µßßßßçøø∑) in the root of my c drive. Made my dad's computer slow to a crawl. Also took a bitt of scripting to undo it before he came home.
Achshar 14y ago
It may be old but i didn't knew about it until it was brought up on a /r/technology thread yesterday. Old =/= everyone knows about it.
- trool 14y ago
  The fact that you don't do your homework doesn't mean what this guy is doing is righteous.
  - kennywinker 14y ago
    trool is troll. </surprise>
    - trool 14y ago
      I'm going to post something on HN to highlight that discovery!
    - stcredzero 14y ago
      Combination of tool and troll?
  - DanBC 14y ago
    Hello, Your new account has rapidly got a bunch of down votes. HN likes constructive thoughtful comments. Aggressive comments, even if correct, will likely get down votes. "Old as fuck" is going to be down voted to oblivion, and risks the account being hell-banned. "This is very old. I'm surprised HN readers are not already aware of it" may get down votes (it doesn't add anything to the conversation) but will probably be tolerated. "This is very old. Here are some similar things / here's the theory behind it / here's an example of more modern versions / etc" will probably get a few up votes. HN probably benefits more from people visiting the New tab and up voting good stories (and flagging the spam) than from people posting comments like "Old as fuck" on items they don't like. Welcome to HN! (Though I suspect with a username like Trool that yours is a throwaway account.)
  - RutZap 14y ago
    I don't really have time to google everything or to go on and ask everyone I meet: "Hey .. how are you? Do you know some cool stuff about computers and IT that you could share with me... see I'm trying to learn new stuff".. This is why i just follow some forums and communities based around Comp Sci (i.e. hacker news). So I will agree to disagree with you; i think that this is a very interesting link and a good thread; I learn new stuff I wouldn't have discovered otherwise. If you knew about this.. you could have just ignored it and not waste your time commenting on it. Let it be useful for the n00bs (i.e. me).
nhebb 14y ago
>Old as fuck. So is algebra, and yet, every year millions of people learn it for the first time.
- misnome 14y ago
  But they don't immediately rush out to tell the world the "News"
  - CapnGoat 14y ago
    Yes they do. Every child that learns anything will tell the world about it - or at the very least everyone in their family.
- trool 14y ago
  I just learned I could copy and paste things easily using some mysterious keyboard shortcuts. Should I share it on HN? Surely someone isn't aware of that great (shall I say life-saving) feature?
ctdonath 14y ago
So? It's still fun to tell people about it. http://xkcd.com/1053/ http://xkcd.com/1053/

Old as fuck.

by trool 14y ago

Old as fuck.

EwanToo 14y ago

Next week on HN, C++ released! :)

koffiezet 14y ago
Was thinking something simular... First time I discovered this I was a teenager still using dial-up. And apparently the virus-scanner on the school-pc's couldn't handle it :)
- forgivegod 14y ago
  Same here! Except the one I had created a huge amount of folders with weird characters (∆µßßßßçøø∑) in the root of my c drive. Made my dad's computer slow to a crawl. Also took a bitt of scripting to undo it before he came home.

Achshar 14y ago

It may be old but i didn't knew about it until it was brought up on a /r/technology thread yesterday. Old =/= everyone knows about it.

trool 14y ago
The fact that you don't do your homework doesn't mean what this guy is doing is righteous.
- kennywinker 14y ago
  trool is troll. </surprise>
  - trool 14y ago
    I'm going to post something on HN to highlight that discovery!
  - stcredzero 14y ago
    Combination of tool and troll?
- DanBC 14y ago
  Hello, Your new account has rapidly got a bunch of down votes. HN likes constructive thoughtful comments. Aggressive comments, even if correct, will likely get down votes. "Old as fuck" is going to be down voted to oblivion, and risks the account being hell-banned. "This is very old. I'm surprised HN readers are not already aware of it" may get down votes (it doesn't add anything to the conversation) but will probably be tolerated. "This is very old. Here are some similar things / here's the theory behind it / here's an example of more modern versions / etc" will probably get a few up votes. HN probably benefits more from people visiting the New tab and up voting good stories (and flagging the spam) than from people posting comments like "Old as fuck" on items they don't like. Welcome to HN! (Though I suspect with a username like Trool that yours is a throwaway account.)
- RutZap 14y ago
  I don't really have time to google everything or to go on and ask everyone I meet: "Hey .. how are you? Do you know some cool stuff about computers and IT that you could share with me... see I'm trying to learn new stuff".. This is why i just follow some forums and communities based around Comp Sci (i.e. hacker news). So I will agree to disagree with you; i think that this is a very interesting link and a good thread; I learn new stuff I wouldn't have discovered otherwise. If you knew about this.. you could have just ignored it and not waste your time commenting on it. Let it be useful for the n00bs (i.e. me).

nhebb 14y ago

>Old as fuck. So is algebra, and yet, every year millions of people learn it for the first time.

misnome 14y ago
But they don't immediately rush out to tell the world the "News"
- CapnGoat 14y ago
  Yes they do. Every child that learns anything will tell the world about it - or at the very least everyone in their family.
trool 14y ago
I just learned I could copy and paste things easily using some mysterious keyboard shortcuts. Should I share it on HN? Surely someone isn't aware of that great (shall I say life-saving) feature?

ctdonath 14y ago

So? It's still fun to tell people about it. http://xkcd.com/1053/ http://xkcd.com/1053/