> the thread is too long for me to reply to the responses below. What an unfortunate design HN, as the "right of reply" has effectively been stripped from me.

> the thread is too long for me to reply to the responses below. What an unfortunate design HN, as the "right of reply" has effectively been stripped from me. You can probably reply now. IIRC, there is a delay in the reply link being available for long threads, as a very blunt measure to reduce fast/long back and forth arguments.