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0 pointsmarkbao15y ago0 comments

I'm embarrassed because this is the second time that I did something that, to me, was trivial, and it gets a bunch of press and hits Hacker News.

I'm embarrassed because there is a disproportionality between {interesting things that I do} and {dumb things that I do that somehow get a ton of press} and I feel like doing the stuff in the latter category (and getting publicized about it on HN) bins me in a category of people who do trivial and noninteresting things.

And I'm embarrassed because an article about PG is currently second to this one.

I don't hate publicity. I only do when it's for stuff like this and it's on HN, which I think should be for more intelligent news than this.

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david92715y ago· 1 in thread

It's a funny hacking story and perfect for HN. Plus, as you can see with that your name is written out -- it's about someone most of us here know, or at least know of.

Mark, you've got a star over your head. That's a great thing to have and this kind of thing is something that comes with it, so start learning not to sweat it.

pgbovine15y ago

yes, but look at how many people on this thread have accused Mark of being a fame-whore and maybe even faking this whole incident just for publicity. I can't speak for Mark, but I doubt that this is the kind of publicity that he's looking for.

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