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I agree the novelty has worn off, but for someone who's trying it out and has done it for the first time - it's a pretty cool hack. Remember your first novelty

I agree the novelty has worn off, but for someone who's trying it out and has done it for the first time - it's a pretty cool hack. Remember your first novelty hack?

lisper 12y ago
I don't want to discourage people from playing around with CSS, or even from trying to make scrambled eggs with their hands tied behind their backs. It's good for people to challenge themselves in all kinds of creative ways. But this is supposed to be Hacker News. Making icons in CSS hasn't been newsworthy in a very long time, and I think it's lamentable that something like this is at the top of the home page while vastly more interesting things (like https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8224972 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8224972) languish in obscurity.
- britknight 12y ago
  I don't want to discourage people from playing around with snarky comments, or even from trying to make people feel bad with their hands tied behind their backs. It's good for people to challenge themselves in all kinds of creative ways. But this is supposed to be Hacker News. Making hypocritical comments hasn't been newsworthy in a very long time, and I think it's laudable that something like this is at the bottom of the comments page while vastly nicer things (like https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8229841 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8229841) revel in the limelight.
  - lisper 12y ago
    OK, OK, point taken. I would have gone back and deleted my comments but it was too late.
- talmand 12y ago
  It might be hard to realize that not everyone who visits the site has been around as long as the site has existed. There's nothing wrong for old content to be revisited; either for new eyes or refresher for old. Plus, I guess I'm sorry the masses don't find some articles as fascinating as you?
  - lisper 12y ago
    OK, OK, point taken. I would have gone back and deleted my comments but it was too late.

I agree the novelty has worn off, but for someone who's trying it out and has done it for the first time - it's a pretty cool hack. Remember your first novelty hack?

lisper 12y ago

I don't want to discourage people from playing around with CSS, or even from trying to make scrambled eggs with their hands tied behind their backs. It's good for people to challenge themselves in all kinds of creative ways. But this is supposed to be Hacker News. Making icons in CSS hasn't been newsworthy in a very long time, and I think it's lamentable that something like this is at the top of the home page while vastly more interesting things (like https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8224972 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8224972) languish in obscurity.

britknight 12y ago
I don't want to discourage people from playing around with snarky comments, or even from trying to make people feel bad with their hands tied behind their backs. It's good for people to challenge themselves in all kinds of creative ways. But this is supposed to be Hacker News. Making hypocritical comments hasn't been newsworthy in a very long time, and I think it's laudable that something like this is at the bottom of the comments page while vastly nicer things (like https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8229841 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8229841) revel in the limelight.
- lisper 12y ago
  OK, OK, point taken. I would have gone back and deleted my comments but it was too late.
talmand 12y ago
It might be hard to realize that not everyone who visits the site has been around as long as the site has existed. There's nothing wrong for old content to be revisited; either for new eyes or refresher for old. Plus, I guess I'm sorry the masses don't find some articles as fascinating as you?
- lisper 12y ago
  OK, OK, point taken. I would have gone back and deleted my comments but it was too late.