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I know you are well respected around here, but your ability to sound like a douche seems limitless too.

by rjh29 13y ago

aaronblohowiak 13y ago
As someone who fears ageism and my role as a hacker in light of the aging process, I am taking his post to be a beacon of light and hope, not anything resembling a 'douche'.
- zallarak 13y ago
  Trust me, anyone who perpetuates ageism is somewhat misled. A diversity in the ages of employees is probably the ideal situation, because I can think of advantages/disadvantages the presence of a certain each age group brings to a team. On the other hand, if you find yourself losing energy/physical fitness and your abilities, its your prerogative to remedy that.
  - davidcuddeback 13y ago
    I'm a younger (~30) engineer who's enjoyed working with a few older engineers. I'd be interested in hearing more about what you perceive to be the relative advantages/disadvantages of each age group.
    - sillysaurus 13y ago
      From direct experience: you can't group by age. Some older engineers are douchebags. Some are the nicest people you've ever met. Some are incredibly talented. Some aren't.
podperson 13y ago
Where's the bump for "kids go to college"?
- mahyarm 13y ago
  That is really parent dependent. My mother took it really hard when I eventually moved out of the house and when I moved out of the same city.
  - podperson 13y ago
    There's going to be some kind of bump though...
- throwit1979 13y ago
  I don't think Ed has kids, which is partially why his quality of life is so high.
  - pestaa 13y ago
    You can't just make that many assumptions in one short sentence. Granted, I don't have kids, either. ;)
  - D9u 13y ago
    Perhaps his children, like mine, are now adults with children of their own?
    - fluidcruft 13y ago
      Perhaps he had kids at 25.
  - gbog 13y ago
    I don't think you are right, I think you are misled by some anti kid cliche.
    - klibertp 13y ago
      There was a better article somewhere, but first google result on the topic should suffice: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2284776/Can-parenthood-make-miserable-How-couples-children-LESS-happy-theyre-married-earn-50-000.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2284776/Can-parent...
pvnick 13y ago
I thought it was a well-humored, insightful post and that your personal attack was completely uncalled for.
Udo 13y ago
Could you elaborate on what you mean by "ability to sound like a douche" or is that just a random personal attack? When I think about high-karma HN users with douchy tendencies edw519 is not someone who comes to mind. I mean, in any account exceeding a couple of hundred posts it's probably easy to find some less than stellar content, but I don't remember edw519 ever making a post as low as you just did.
- DigitalJack 13y ago
  Crap, sorry about the down vote. I fat fingered my phone.
- deleted 13y ago
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- VladRussian2 13y ago
  >edw519 ever making a post as low as you just did. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4529609 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4529609
  - Udo 13y ago
    At least quote me less misleadingly: "I don't remember edw519 ever making a post as low as you just did." - and it looks like you had to dig pretty deep to find something to make your counterpoint, too. And the post itself? Even if we're retroactively judging someone for voicing a less than flattering opinion about a person who is by now dead, it's not nearly as low as this ad hominem attack above. Is that the worst you could find after putting in the energy to research that guy's content a year back? I probably said worse things this month, and most likely so did you. I already speculated how we all made some comments that we're probably not proud of, so I'm really not getting what your point is.
    - VladRussian2 13y ago
      >after putting in the energy to research that guy's content a year back? this statement and your whole post is just brain fart - i.e. outlandish conclusion made without knowing any facts or even basic understanding of context. The HN community response to Aaron's cry for help was spearheaded by the above mentioned top-voted comment and was basically a prudish guilty verdict from a jury of his peers. It has prominent place in the history and is known outside of this echo-chamber, so no need for the "research".
CodeMage 13y ago
Just out of morbid curiosity, if you knew he was "well respected around here", what in the world were you hoping to accomplish by insulting him in your comment?
- Legion 13y ago
  Just ignore him. I'm a little sad to see the comment get so many replies, instead of simply being downvoted into oblivion. I'd love if we as a community could endeavor to give troll responses like that as little attention as possible.
  - sillysaurus 13y ago
    I was thinking mods should have the ability to kill individual threads of discussion in the comments.
  - trollShame 13y ago
    DONT FEED THE TROLLS OM NOM NOM
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jackmaney 13y ago
Remind me, how many points of karma does it take to unlock the ability to downvote?

I know you are well respected around here, but your ability to sound like a douche seems limitless too.

by rjh29 13y ago

I know you are well respected around here, but your ability to sound like a douche seems limitless too.

As someone who fears ageism and my role as a hacker in light of the aging process, I am taking his post to be a beacon of light and hope, not anything resembling a 'douche'.

zallarak 13y ago
Trust me, anyone who perpetuates ageism is somewhat misled. A diversity in the ages of employees is probably the ideal situation, because I can think of advantages/disadvantages the presence of a certain each age group brings to a team. On the other hand, if you find yourself losing energy/physical fitness and your abilities, its your prerogative to remedy that.
- davidcuddeback 13y ago
  I'm a younger (~30) engineer who's enjoyed working with a few older engineers. I'd be interested in hearing more about what you perceive to be the relative advantages/disadvantages of each age group.
  - sillysaurus 13y ago
    From direct experience: you can't group by age. Some older engineers are douchebags. Some are the nicest people you've ever met. Some are incredibly talented. Some aren't.

podperson 13y ago

Where's the bump for "kids go to college"?

mahyarm 13y ago
That is really parent dependent. My mother took it really hard when I eventually moved out of the house and when I moved out of the same city.
- podperson 13y ago
  There's going to be some kind of bump though...
throwit1979 13y ago
I don't think Ed has kids, which is partially why his quality of life is so high.
- pestaa 13y ago
  You can't just make that many assumptions in one short sentence. Granted, I don't have kids, either. ;)
- D9u 13y ago
  Perhaps his children, like mine, are now adults with children of their own?
  - fluidcruft 13y ago
    Perhaps he had kids at 25.
- gbog 13y ago
  I don't think you are right, I think you are misled by some anti kid cliche.
  - klibertp 13y ago
    There was a better article somewhere, but first google result on the topic should suffice: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2284776/Can-parenthood-make-miserable-How-couples-children-LESS-happy-theyre-married-earn-50-000.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2284776/Can-parent...

pvnick 13y ago

I thought it was a well-humored, insightful post and that your personal attack was completely uncalled for.

Udo 13y ago

Could you elaborate on what you mean by "ability to sound like a douche" or is that just a random personal attack? When I think about high-karma HN users with douchy tendencies edw519 is not someone who comes to mind. I mean, in any account exceeding a couple of hundred posts it's probably easy to find some less than stellar content, but I don't remember edw519 ever making a post as low as you just did.

DigitalJack 13y ago
Crap, sorry about the down vote. I fat fingered my phone.
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VladRussian2 13y ago
>edw519 ever making a post as low as you just did. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4529609 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4529609
- Udo 13y ago
  At least quote me less misleadingly: "I don't remember edw519 ever making a post as low as you just did." - and it looks like you had to dig pretty deep to find something to make your counterpoint, too. And the post itself? Even if we're retroactively judging someone for voicing a less than flattering opinion about a person who is by now dead, it's not nearly as low as this ad hominem attack above. Is that the worst you could find after putting in the energy to research that guy's content a year back? I probably said worse things this month, and most likely so did you. I already speculated how we all made some comments that we're probably not proud of, so I'm really not getting what your point is.
  - VladRussian2 13y ago
    >after putting in the energy to research that guy's content a year back? this statement and your whole post is just brain fart - i.e. outlandish conclusion made without knowing any facts or even basic understanding of context. The HN community response to Aaron's cry for help was spearheaded by the above mentioned top-voted comment and was basically a prudish guilty verdict from a jury of his peers. It has prominent place in the history and is known outside of this echo-chamber, so no need for the "research".

CodeMage 13y ago

Just out of morbid curiosity, if you knew he was "well respected around here", what in the world were you hoping to accomplish by insulting him in your comment?

Legion 13y ago
Just ignore him. I'm a little sad to see the comment get so many replies, instead of simply being downvoted into oblivion. I'd love if we as a community could endeavor to give troll responses like that as little attention as possible.
- sillysaurus 13y ago
  I was thinking mods should have the ability to kill individual threads of discussion in the comments.
- trollShame 13y ago
  DONT FEED THE TROLLS OM NOM NOM

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jackmaney 13y ago

Remind me, how many points of karma does it take to unlock the ability to downvote?