Comment on BallsparentComments−sudont15yIronically, he's a huge fan of the comments here:"I’m continually impressed by the quality of the comment threads on Hacker News, for example."http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/06/16/powazek-comments−tptacek15yThat's a sad but unsurprising commentary on the state of discussion boards on the Internet in general; when I wrote this comment, the majority of the comments on this story were in some way about Gruber, not the story.−sudont15yThat’s why I think dramatic irony fits the best. The mob here has pitchforks and torches, and he thinks we’re just neat.I agree with the guy’s opinions, but he’s got to have some flame-retardant skin.
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Ironically, he's a huge fan of the comments here:
"I’m continually impressed by the quality of the comment threads on Hacker News, for example."
http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/06/16/powazek-comments
That's a sad but unsurprising commentary on the state of discussion boards on the Internet in general; when I wrote this comment, the majority of the comments on this story were in some way about Gruber, not the story.
That’s why I think dramatic irony fits the best. The mob here has pitchforks and torches, and he thinks we’re just neat.
I agree with the guy’s opinions, but he’s got to have some flame-retardant skin.