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I was ready to be dismissive until I read who was behind it. This is part of the Bell Labs legacy. Kickass.

viraptor 17y ago
I also suspected bell labs the moment I saw the page... not sure where that idea came from. Maybe from this? ;) http://plan9.bell-labs.com/plan9/img/plan9bunnyblack.jpg http://plan9.bell-labs.com/plan9/img/plan9bunnyblack.jpg http://golang.org/doc/logo-153x55.png http://golang.org/doc/logo-153x55.png [edit: creepy thought... Go logo == the Glenda bunny being thrown at something?]
- Semiapies 17y ago
  Perhaps flying? :)
amichail 17y ago
How come who was behind it is important but who says what on HN is not? One could have extra information right beside each submitter/commenter's name (e.g., ... founder, Google employee, PhD in ..., etc.).
- tspiteri 17y ago
  You can say that who is behind it is important because you do not need to add extra information besides their names, their names stand on their own.
  - amichail 17y ago
    If a commenter on HN says something about Google, wouldn't you take his/her comment more seriously if you know that he/she is a Google employee?
    - bhousel 17y ago
      Anyone could just say they are a Google employee. You'd have to solve that problem too.
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- DougBTX 17y ago
  There are some usernames I will recognise, and their comments do mater more to me. Also, if someone does say something interesting, you can often learn more about them from their profile page should you wish to.* And, yes, it would amuse me for a couple of days if everyone with/working on a PhD were encouraged to append their thesis titles after their usernames. * though yes, for people I don't recognise who are not posting particularly interesting comments, it does not matter who posted them. Such as this comment I assume, anyone could write it.
  - amichail 17y ago
    Imagine someone commenting on Google but you don't take his/her comment seriously and post a reply indicating that this person is mistaken. You later find out from his/her profile that this person is a Google employee and is in a position to know what he/she commented about. It might be too late by then to take back what you wrote.
    - unalone 17y ago
      Too late for what? This is the Internet. You're allowed to make an ass out of yourself sometimes. I remember when I came on here and criticized Delicious and got in an argument with joshu because I didn't know who he was. If anything, I'd like more anonymity, because the people I do know I sometimes tiptoe around.
- fragmede 17y ago
  There's also follow through and prolonged effort which matters on a project vs. points for discussion. On HN, the idea is the point each comment makes should be considered on its own merits. On the opposite end of the spectrum; the project should stand on its own merits. However, those merits are likely to be derived from the choices of the person(s) working on the project, so the person(s) involved in the case of a not-yet-finished project is relevant.
omouse 17y ago
It's tainted because of that. I became dismissive as soon as I saw who was behind it...
- gloob 17y ago
  Intriguing. Mind if I inquire about your thoughts on transistors, another Bell Labs creation?
  - omouse 17y ago
    We're talking about the UNIX and C heritage. Hardware is irrelevant and I'm surprised you received any up-votes at all. Bell Labs may produce some good things, but programming languages isn't one of them.
apgwoz 17y ago
As soon as I got to the channels portion of the tutorial, I knew it was Rob Pike's baby. He did a tech talk a while ago about parallel languages, which was very interesting http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=810232012617965344&ei=76f6SoC8C6S6lQfDsLiDCg&q=rob+pike+tech+talk# http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=810232012617965344&#... EDIT: after watching some of the tech talk, it's evident that while Rob Pike is involved, it's not entirely his baby... He is however involved, and there are definitely ideas from newsqueak in the language.
c00p3r 17y ago
You probably know what happened to NeXT legacy.. =)

I also suspected bell labs the moment I saw the page... not sure where that idea came from. Maybe from this? ;) http://plan9.bell-labs.com/plan9/img/plan9bunnyblack.jpg http://plan9.bell-labs.com/plan9/img/plan9bunnyblack.jpg http://golang.org/doc/logo-153x55.png http://golang.org/doc/logo-153x55.png [edit: creepy thought... Go logo == the Glenda bunny being thrown at something?]

Semiapies 17y ago
Perhaps flying? :)

amichail 17y ago

How come who was behind it is important but who says what on HN is not? One could have extra information right beside each submitter/commenter's name (e.g., ... founder, Google employee, PhD in ..., etc.).

tspiteri 17y ago
You can say that who is behind it is important because you do not need to add extra information besides their names, their names stand on their own.
- amichail 17y ago
  If a commenter on HN says something about Google, wouldn't you take his/her comment more seriously if you know that he/she is a Google employee?
  - bhousel 17y ago
    Anyone could just say they are a Google employee. You'd have to solve that problem too.
    - deleted 17y ago
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DougBTX 17y ago
There are some usernames I will recognise, and their comments do mater more to me. Also, if someone does say something interesting, you can often learn more about them from their profile page should you wish to.* And, yes, it would amuse me for a couple of days if everyone with/working on a PhD were encouraged to append their thesis titles after their usernames. * though yes, for people I don't recognise who are not posting particularly interesting comments, it does not matter who posted them. Such as this comment I assume, anyone could write it.
- amichail 17y ago
  Imagine someone commenting on Google but you don't take his/her comment seriously and post a reply indicating that this person is mistaken. You later find out from his/her profile that this person is a Google employee and is in a position to know what he/she commented about. It might be too late by then to take back what you wrote.
  - unalone 17y ago
    Too late for what? This is the Internet. You're allowed to make an ass out of yourself sometimes. I remember when I came on here and criticized Delicious and got in an argument with joshu because I didn't know who he was. If anything, I'd like more anonymity, because the people I do know I sometimes tiptoe around.
fragmede 17y ago
There's also follow through and prolonged effort which matters on a project vs. points for discussion. On HN, the idea is the point each comment makes should be considered on its own merits. On the opposite end of the spectrum; the project should stand on its own merits. However, those merits are likely to be derived from the choices of the person(s) working on the project, so the person(s) involved in the case of a not-yet-finished project is relevant.

omouse 17y ago

It's tainted because of that. I became dismissive as soon as I saw who was behind it...

gloob 17y ago
Intriguing. Mind if I inquire about your thoughts on transistors, another Bell Labs creation?
- omouse 17y ago
  We're talking about the UNIX and C heritage. Hardware is irrelevant and I'm surprised you received any up-votes at all. Bell Labs may produce some good things, but programming languages isn't one of them.

apgwoz 17y ago

As soon as I got to the channels portion of the tutorial, I knew it was Rob Pike's baby. He did a tech talk a while ago about parallel languages, which was very interesting http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=810232012617965344&ei=76f6SoC8C6S6lQfDsLiDCg&q=rob+pike+tech+talk# http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=810232012617965344&#... EDIT: after watching some of the tech talk, it's evident that while Rob Pike is involved, it's not entirely his baby... He is however involved, and there are definitely ideas from newsqueak in the language.

c00p3r 17y ago

You probably know what happened to NeXT legacy.. =)