>> But why is it on Hacker News? << Are you new to Hacker News? The stories are posted by people who frequent the site, and stories like these are on the firs

>> But why is it on Hacker News? << Are you new to Hacker News? The stories are posted by people who frequent the site, and stories like these are on the first page constantly. I would suspect such things are important to the Hacker News readership. You could make theories why, but that's for another post. >> And why did the submitter use the term Pinay? People barely know how to spell Filipino... << Well, now I know what it means, getting a little educated with my news - can't hurt. I don't think a place like Hacker News should be dumbing down the language, or spelling, of its posts.