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I was really taken aback by the "Paul Graham is Gay" in the background. Seems like that line is in poor taste unless there's some inside joke, which is not mean

I was really taken aback by the "Paul Graham is Gay" in the background. Seems like that line is in poor taste unless there's some inside joke, which is not mean-spirited, that I don't know about. Other than that, great work. I admire the author's dedication and her ability to create so many great apps on such a tight deadline.

hawkharris 13y ago
Oh, sorry, this was a silly comment. I just realized that the background displays user input. So some people in the HN community are sophomoric, not the author, which makes more sense. :p
jankins 13y ago
That wasn't her, it's users on the website typing stuff into the 'Say Something' text box and hitting 'Send.'
macarthy12 13y ago
> Paul Graham is Gay anyone can type in the box to add text
ratsimihah 13y ago
How can you assume it was NOT her? Well no one knows for sure whether it WAS her or not, and it's highly likely that it was NOT her, but it's still possible that it WAS her. Just saying.
Sukotto 13y ago
That's just more anecdotal evidence supporting John Gabriel's Greater Internet Fuckwad theory http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19 http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19
joe_computer 13y ago
Paul Graham is gay -- is not derogatory unless you think being gay is wrong; it's simply factually inaccurate. Like saying, "Harry Potter is in Ravenclaw." Which is offensive if you have a prejudice against Ravenclaws.
- nyan_sandwich 13y ago
  >Like saying, "Harry Potter is in Ravenclaw." Well actually... In a certain really good HP fanfiction, Harry Potter is in fact a Ravenclaw. http://hpmor.com http://hpmor.com
  - cgag 13y ago
    I just want to second that this book is great. Ignore any negative inclination you feel because it's called fan fiction. It's fanfiction the way John Gardner's Grendel is Beowulf fanfiction.
  - joe_computer 13y ago
    You read my mind. I was thinking of HPMOR when I wrote the comment.
- jamesaguilar 13y ago
  I assume you are aware that when someone claims that someone else is homosexual, when that isn't actually true, 90%+ of the time it is meant as a derogatory statement, and should be interpreted as such regardless of the listener's gender politics. Unless you actually believe that all the children in online video games using this same terminology aren't actually malicious, just factually inaccurate. In which case I have a bridge to sell you.
  - reginaldjcooper 13y ago
    Of course the GP knows that, and he is rejecting the use as an insult and substituting the idea that someone attempting that is saying something nonsensical; "wow this water sure is dry". I think it's awesome.
    - jamesaguilar 13y ago
      To me it just sounds like someone being needlessly difficult and nit-picky, which we have plenty of on this site without pretending that connotation doesn't exist.

hawkharris 13y ago

Oh, sorry, this was a silly comment. I just realized that the background displays user input. So some people in the HN community are sophomoric, not the author, which makes more sense. :p

jankins 13y ago

That wasn't her, it's users on the website typing stuff into the 'Say Something' text box and hitting 'Send.'

macarthy12 13y ago

> Paul Graham is Gay anyone can type in the box to add text

ratsimihah 13y ago

How can you assume it was NOT her? Well no one knows for sure whether it WAS her or not, and it's highly likely that it was NOT her, but it's still possible that it WAS her. Just saying.

Sukotto 13y ago

That's just more anecdotal evidence supporting John Gabriel's Greater Internet Fuckwad theory http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19 http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19

joe_computer 13y ago

Paul Graham is gay -- is not derogatory unless you think being gay is wrong; it's simply factually inaccurate. Like saying, "Harry Potter is in Ravenclaw." Which is offensive if you have a prejudice against Ravenclaws.

nyan_sandwich 13y ago
>Like saying, "Harry Potter is in Ravenclaw." Well actually... In a certain really good HP fanfiction, Harry Potter is in fact a Ravenclaw. http://hpmor.com http://hpmor.com
- cgag 13y ago
  I just want to second that this book is great. Ignore any negative inclination you feel because it's called fan fiction. It's fanfiction the way John Gardner's Grendel is Beowulf fanfiction.
- joe_computer 13y ago
  You read my mind. I was thinking of HPMOR when I wrote the comment.
jamesaguilar 13y ago
I assume you are aware that when someone claims that someone else is homosexual, when that isn't actually true, 90%+ of the time it is meant as a derogatory statement, and should be interpreted as such regardless of the listener's gender politics. Unless you actually believe that all the children in online video games using this same terminology aren't actually malicious, just factually inaccurate. In which case I have a bridge to sell you.
- reginaldjcooper 13y ago
  Of course the GP knows that, and he is rejecting the use as an insult and substituting the idea that someone attempting that is saying something nonsensical; "wow this water sure is dry". I think it's awesome.
  - jamesaguilar 13y ago
    To me it just sounds like someone being needlessly difficult and nit-picky, which we have plenty of on this site without pretending that connotation doesn't exist.