While undated on that page, the essay is from 2009 and was originally discussed here on HN at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1041744 https://news.ycombina

While undated on that page, the essay is from 2009 and was originally discussed here on HN at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1041744 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1041744 in January 2010, with many comments.