It's pretty clear, just read Foone's twitter feed. He feels that HN "steals links" (their words). Google "OH FUCK ME I'M ON HACKER NEWS AGAIN" for the full twitter feed.
They don't particularly like HN, for lots of reasons. JWZ feels the same way, which is why JWZ looks at the HTTP referrer for all links that were posted on HN and redirects those links to an image of a testicle.
They don't particularly like HN, for lots of reasons. JWZ feels the same way, which is why JWZ looks at the HTTP referrer for all links that were posted on HN and redirects those links to an image of a testicle.