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Perhaps I am just lacking some perspective here and someone could better inform me, and I don't mean to be "that guy" right now, but how does this really relate

by 67726e 13y ago

Perhaps I am just lacking some perspective here and someone could better inform me, and I don't mean to be "that guy" right now, but how does this really relate to the guideline of: "On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity." I can understand when someone like Douglas Engelbart dies and HN is filled with stories about him, but what exactly has this chef done that makes him noteworthy on HN?

cpncrunch 13y ago
I agree with you. While it's sad that this person has died, it doesn't really seem newsworthy.
CoachRufus87 13y ago
Perhaps he's fed (or knew), at one point, many of the folks here on HN.
untog 13y ago
He worked at both Facebook and Google, so aside from anything else I have to assume that a good number of HN readers have benefitted from his cooking. Are developers now the only employees worth celebrating at tech companies?
- 67726e 13y ago
  Maybe I'm just coming from a different perspective having only ever worked for a small company, but I don't exactly find a chef to be noteworthy, at least not in any technical sense. Let me put it another way, aside from the employees of Google or Facebook, what has this man done that would make him interesting to the rest of the people on this site? What did he do that makes him noteworthy? I'm sure he was a good man and all, but what does he matter to me? By all means, if there is something noteworthy, please let me know, otherwise why was this posted?
  - CoachRufus87 13y ago
    Guess what: not everything on HN is meant for you. Just move along.
  - mindcrime 13y ago
    Before this was "Hacker News" it was "Startup News". Due to historical / cultural reasons, a large base of the readership of HN are people from, or with connections to, Silicon Valley and the companies there. A lot of people on HN have probably been touched by Mr. Desimone in some way, and more than a few people here may have known him personally. IOW, he might not have been a "hacker" (or maybe he was, who knows?) but he's part of the "HN family" in a sense. That's why his passing gets a mention here, despite the fact that he may not have been notable to hackers in any other regard.
  - awad 13y ago
    You really are being that guy. If it bothers you so much, why not just skip the thread? The content on the front page is whatever members have decided merits the attention of the community. Clearly it affects a number of HN readers or else it would not have made it to the front page.
  - DrJokepu 13y ago
    Please stop. What you're doing is not appropriate.
    - PommeDeTerre 13y ago
      While his comments may come off as insensitive to some people, merely expressing an opinion, even one that may be unpopular or disagreed with, is not inappropriate in any way. I encourage him to not stop expressing his true thoughts on this subject, as well as on any other subject that may come up. The uninhibited exchange of ideas is what makes for truly interesting and insightful discussion. Once political correctness or avoiding hurt feelings overtakes free expression, further discussion becomes pointless.
      - DrJokepu 13y ago
methehack 13y ago
Sorry, dude, you're "that guy". Someone who a bunched of people loved has tragically and suddenly passed away. A bunch of folks who knew him probably read this and up voted the story. I think you could have picked a better post -- finding one could not possibly be difficult -- to grind this particular axe.
koenigdavidmj 13y ago
You, sir, have a very poor sense of timing. And the position of this on the home page tells me that a large collection of good hackers find it interesting. If you disagree, flag it and move on.
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by 67726e 13y ago

cpncrunch 13y ago

I agree with you. While it's sad that this person has died, it doesn't really seem newsworthy.

CoachRufus87 13y ago

Perhaps he's fed (or knew), at one point, many of the folks here on HN.

untog 13y ago

He worked at both Facebook and Google, so aside from anything else I have to assume that a good number of HN readers have benefitted from his cooking. Are developers now the only employees worth celebrating at tech companies?

67726e 13y ago
Maybe I'm just coming from a different perspective having only ever worked for a small company, but I don't exactly find a chef to be noteworthy, at least not in any technical sense. Let me put it another way, aside from the employees of Google or Facebook, what has this man done that would make him interesting to the rest of the people on this site? What did he do that makes him noteworthy? I'm sure he was a good man and all, but what does he matter to me? By all means, if there is something noteworthy, please let me know, otherwise why was this posted?
- CoachRufus87 13y ago
  Guess what: not everything on HN is meant for you. Just move along.
- mindcrime 13y ago
  Before this was "Hacker News" it was "Startup News". Due to historical / cultural reasons, a large base of the readership of HN are people from, or with connections to, Silicon Valley and the companies there. A lot of people on HN have probably been touched by Mr. Desimone in some way, and more than a few people here may have known him personally. IOW, he might not have been a "hacker" (or maybe he was, who knows?) but he's part of the "HN family" in a sense. That's why his passing gets a mention here, despite the fact that he may not have been notable to hackers in any other regard.
- awad 13y ago
  You really are being that guy. If it bothers you so much, why not just skip the thread? The content on the front page is whatever members have decided merits the attention of the community. Clearly it affects a number of HN readers or else it would not have made it to the front page.
- DrJokepu 13y ago
  Please stop. What you're doing is not appropriate.
  - PommeDeTerre 13y ago
    While his comments may come off as insensitive to some people, merely expressing an opinion, even one that may be unpopular or disagreed with, is not inappropriate in any way. I encourage him to not stop expressing his true thoughts on this subject, as well as on any other subject that may come up. The uninhibited exchange of ideas is what makes for truly interesting and insightful discussion. Once political correctness or avoiding hurt feelings overtakes free expression, further discussion becomes pointless.
    - DrJokepu 13y ago

methehack 13y ago

Sorry, dude, you're "that guy". Someone who a bunched of people loved has tragically and suddenly passed away. A bunch of folks who knew him probably read this and up voted the story. I think you could have picked a better post -- finding one could not possibly be difficult -- to grind this particular axe.

koenigdavidmj 13y ago

You, sir, have a very poor sense of timing. And the position of this on the home page tells me that a large collection of good hackers find it interesting. If you disagree, flag it and move on.

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