afed's comments

On: Vi in JavaScript, in your browser

[afed]

Good job, now learn a real language.

On: Microsoft a "Bunch of Clueless Idiots," Says Dange...

[afed]

This just links to an article that was already posted.

On: My GMail password scares me with its power

[afed]

I would definitely pay money for this.

On: Decoding the USPS barcode

[afed]

This forum isn't your personal advertising network, Lowtax.

[pyre → afed]

If you're looking for a post that is more like an advertisement look here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=861731

Just because someone is spreading something be word of mouth doesn't mean that they are necessarily financially invested in the product they are promoting. People do promote products that they enjoy/find useful.

On: Bank Sends Email to Wrong Gmail User, Sues Google ...

[afed]

Not if you're driving hits to your own blog posting.

[unalone → afed]

Doesn't look like the poster works for Mashable. On the other hand, Mash is where he saw the information, so why not post the link there? It's not a bad thing to link to the site that you personally rely on for news.

On: Booby-Trapped Treasure Buried off the Coast of Nov...

[afed]

That seems like pretty heavy engineering for a pirate crew.

On: Is there an Internet intercom? Need help for a fr...

[afed]

It's time for your friend's mom to stop living on her own.

On: Why I Don’t Use Twitter

[afed]

No one doing anything important uses Twitter.

On: Ask HN: Trivial etiquette question - can he touch ...

[afed]

That isn't fucking acceptable, invite the douche bag to clean your screen for you the next time he does that.

On: On Language - How Fail Went From Verb to Interject...

[afed]

Fail isn't an interjection, it's only a verb no matter what 4chan retards think.