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We don't have to use the original title here. I too thought it meant a real octopus.

• kibwen 13y ago
  No, the mods strictly and remorselessly enforce the "use the original title at any cost" rule, even when it is misleading and/or linkbait. Any attempt to provide essential context in the title is met with condemnation. Welcome to Hacker News, where the rules are made up and the points don't matter!
  • jessaustin 13y ago
    ...the points don't matter! Holy crap! I wish someone had told me...
• nagrom 13y ago
  Really? You read 'world-devouring octopus' and thought that not only have US scientists discovered Cthulhu, but they've decided to launch him into space to ride on a satellite? You really believed that? Life for you must be much more alarming than it is for most of us!
  • skj 13y ago
    Isn't that what is happening, though? I have yet to RTFA, but I for one welcome our world-devouring octopus overlords.
  • kristiandupont 13y ago
    Well, I didn't think that but I was very confused about what the article could be about.