Yeah, I was really just letting my thoughts out in an almost stream-of-consciousness style. I posted to HN more just to see how the process works than because

Yeah, I was really just letting my thoughts out in an almost stream-of-consciousness style. I posted to HN more just to see how the process works than because I thought people would actually read my post. After 9000 views (from both here and reddit) and some excellent feedback, though, I see that there is some interest in this type of thing. My next post should definitely have more substance to it.