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Omitting clarifying information is how cool kids signal their coolness to others, and exclude uncool kids. This is even more true of HN users than it was on th
by IAmBroom 2mo ago
Omitting clarifying information is how cool kids signal their coolness to others, and exclude uncool kids.
This is even more true of HN users than it was on the actual playground.
- cindyllm 2mo ago[dead]
- dllthomas 2mo agoYours is a response to someone providing clarifying information, something I often find helpful on HN.
- dragonwriter 2mo agoTitles tend to be terse, HN—by the guidelines—prefers original titles, Kleppman isn’t (AFAIK) an HN user, and the piece is ~20 years old—when a lot more of the audience wouldn't have missed the reference.