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As far as I can tell this is an account that was created entirely to post negative responses in this thread. How sad. (it was created 1 hour ago and the only

by eieio 13y ago

As far as I can tell this is an account that was created entirely to post negative responses in this thread. How sad. (it was created 1 hour ago and the only comments from the account are negative posts about the article: https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=petea https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=petea) To me it just confirms what the GP said: plenty of bruised egos in this thread.

petea 13y ago
I created a new account to avoid precisely people like you psychologizing libelously about who I am. I feel reassured that it was a good idea to create a new account.
- rodgerd 13y ago
  It's interesting that you reach so quickly for the adjective "libellous" given the tenor of your comments and the insinuations therein. And, unlike the subject of the post, you don't even have the courage to stick your identity to your work.
  - hollerith 13y ago
    >you don't even have the courage to stick your identity to your work. Neither do you -- as far as I can tell by viewing your profile and googling on your user name.
- ceol 13y ago
  Translation: "I know what I'm saying is coming from a place of extreme bitterness, but I don't want search results for my name showing these comments to my potential employers." If you're going out of your way to create a new account to voice your opinion, chances are your opinion is shit.
  - ShirtlessRod 13y ago
    > "If you're going out of your way to create a new account to voice your opinion, chances are your opinion is shit." That's a bit of a stretch, isn't it? Some opinions are more unpopular than others, and sometimes recipients of said opinion aren't as restrained as one would hope when they encounter an opinion they don't like.
ceol 13y ago
These guys tend to come out of the woodwork when the focus of the article is of a certain gender, if you catch my drift.
- jimzvz 13y ago
  With stories like this, I have found it to be the opposite. People that would usually question this, won't because they are terrified of being called sexist which is (exactly what you have done and) one of those things that hangs around you and can ruin your career very quickly. This style of marketing is becoming very popular. The young, disadvantaged, novice, whatever does something extraordinary through sheer brilliance and dedication [1][2][3] and when their claims don't really match reality [4], nobody cares. The marketing has already succeeded. It is exactly the kind of marketing that is taylor made for social media and if we don't want to be inundated with it in the future, we need to question it every time it appears so that only the truly deserving reap its benefits. Extraordinary claims (should) require extraordinary evidence. [1] - http://gigaom.com/2011/12/13/meet-the-internets-newest-boy-genius/ http://gigaom.com/2011/12/13/meet-the-internets-newest-boy-g... [2] - http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/05/22/18-year-old-invents-under-30-second-phone-charger/ http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/05/22/18-year-old-invents-unde... [3] - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2335195/Meet-Madison-15-year-old-Houston-entrepreneur-set-teenage-millionaire-signing-deal-Macys-fish-flops.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2335195/Meet-Madis... [4] - http://www.businessinsider.com/the-17-year-old-yahoo-paid-30-million-did-not-build-his-startups-app-or-invent-its-technology-2013-4 http://www.businessinsider.com/the-17-year-old-yahoo-paid-30...
  - pessimizer 13y ago
    Is she selling something that I'm not aware of?
    - jimzvz 13y ago
      Herself, as most of us are. This kind of thing will make it a lot easier to get media attention for her projects like Grapefeed [1][2]. [1] - http://grapefeed.com http://grapefeed.com [2] - https://angel.co/grapefeed https://angel.co/grapefeed
riquito 13y ago
Attacking the person instead of his opinion is worse.

by eieio 13y ago

petea 13y ago

I created a new account to avoid precisely people like you psychologizing libelously about who I am. I feel reassured that it was a good idea to create a new account.

rodgerd 13y ago
It's interesting that you reach so quickly for the adjective "libellous" given the tenor of your comments and the insinuations therein. And, unlike the subject of the post, you don't even have the courage to stick your identity to your work.
- hollerith 13y ago
  >you don't even have the courage to stick your identity to your work. Neither do you -- as far as I can tell by viewing your profile and googling on your user name.
ceol 13y ago
Translation: "I know what I'm saying is coming from a place of extreme bitterness, but I don't want search results for my name showing these comments to my potential employers." If you're going out of your way to create a new account to voice your opinion, chances are your opinion is shit.
- ShirtlessRod 13y ago
  > "If you're going out of your way to create a new account to voice your opinion, chances are your opinion is shit." That's a bit of a stretch, isn't it? Some opinions are more unpopular than others, and sometimes recipients of said opinion aren't as restrained as one would hope when they encounter an opinion they don't like.

ceol 13y ago

These guys tend to come out of the woodwork when the focus of the article is of a certain gender, if you catch my drift.

jimzvz 13y ago
With stories like this, I have found it to be the opposite. People that would usually question this, won't because they are terrified of being called sexist which is (exactly what you have done and) one of those things that hangs around you and can ruin your career very quickly. This style of marketing is becoming very popular. The young, disadvantaged, novice, whatever does something extraordinary through sheer brilliance and dedication [1][2][3] and when their claims don't really match reality [4], nobody cares. The marketing has already succeeded. It is exactly the kind of marketing that is taylor made for social media and if we don't want to be inundated with it in the future, we need to question it every time it appears so that only the truly deserving reap its benefits. Extraordinary claims (should) require extraordinary evidence. [1] - http://gigaom.com/2011/12/13/meet-the-internets-newest-boy-genius/ http://gigaom.com/2011/12/13/meet-the-internets-newest-boy-g... [2] - http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/05/22/18-year-old-invents-under-30-second-phone-charger/ http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/05/22/18-year-old-invents-unde... [3] - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2335195/Meet-Madison-15-year-old-Houston-entrepreneur-set-teenage-millionaire-signing-deal-Macys-fish-flops.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2335195/Meet-Madis... [4] - http://www.businessinsider.com/the-17-year-old-yahoo-paid-30-million-did-not-build-his-startups-app-or-invent-its-technology-2013-4 http://www.businessinsider.com/the-17-year-old-yahoo-paid-30...
- pessimizer 13y ago
  Is she selling something that I'm not aware of?
  - jimzvz 13y ago
    Herself, as most of us are. This kind of thing will make it a lot easier to get media attention for her projects like Grapefeed [1][2]. [1] - http://grapefeed.com http://grapefeed.com [2] - https://angel.co/grapefeed https://angel.co/grapefeed

riquito 13y ago

Attacking the person instead of his opinion is worse.