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>> "What's with this stupid title where you have to read the thing to have any clue what it is about?" I think you've answered your own question. A lot of peop

• michaelt 13y ago
  Or perhaps he chose a title appropriate for traditional blog/RSS reader format where readers are presented with the first paragraphs of the article, and the title is little more than decoration. The article author can hardly be blamed for the HN policy of using article titles even when they aren't descriptive.
• larrys 13y ago
  I clicked through because at the time (will change depending on when someone reads my comment) it had 104 points, 55 comments and was the top link. But I guess more importantly (and this is a lesson) the title was ambiguous enough to not let me know that I wouldn't be interested in it. So for example if it said "Ruby" I would have been less likely to click because that's not of any interest to me. So my curiosity was piqued by the title. That and definitely the karma made me take a look. And the fact that I couldn't rule out interest. This also ties into the concept of "don't oversell". One of the things I learned as a kid was to stop selling once you have made a sale. Because if you said more after making the sale (and in some cases before) you could lose the sale. Salesman: "and the warranty on the refrigerator is fairly price as well" Buyer: "oh wait I need a warranty hadn't thought of that, cancel the order then".