But by showing his hand and how 'clever' he's been the author has possibly completely undone the effect.
There is an unwritten social contract between content creators and audiences, they don't mind being duped (if it isn't blatantly obvious), but don't rub it in.
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Did anyone else not want to click that, just based on the title?
Exactly, that was my feeling.
He is clever though, you have to hand him that.
But by showing his hand and how 'clever' he's been the author has possibly completely undone the effect.
There is an unwritten social contract between content creators and audiences, they don't mind being duped (if it isn't blatantly obvious), but don't rub it in.
Isn't it a hackers' website? Also, isn't there a question on the YC application form asking how one hacked something non-computer?