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My take on that was that he was poking fun at himself. At face value it sounds like inflated ego, but I think his tongue was firmly in his cheek.
by bittercynic 13y ago
My take on that was that he was poking fun at himself.
At face value it sounds like inflated ego, but I think his tongue was firmly in his cheek.
- mratzloff 13y agoGiven his comment here[1] I don't think that's the case. Clearly the author is very proud of himself after years of wondering about it, so it's understandable why he feels this is a big achievement. I'm sure all of us have these little things that we'd like to know, and the cool thing about the Internet is that every year it gets easier to discover the answers. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6944786 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6944786