Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

It pisses me off people write long things like as a Tweet rather than a blog. I have to scroll over a dozen tweets before being hit by the "you need to login" popup.

Serious question: Is there a reason for something like this to be on Twitter? This looks like the textbook definition of something that should be in a blog.




Turn off cookies for *.twitter.com and it'll stop bothering you.

(You shouldn't have to, but take a minute to do this and Twitter links will be tolerable going forward.)


>Is there a reason for something like this to be on Twitter?

Easy to catch audience. Yes, you can make a blog post and tweet a link. But tweets without links get more engagement and reach. (Something that can be attributed to users or/and site's algorithm.)


I think a blog would be held to more scrutiny than a series of tweets. The latter seems to give authors a way to rant about a topic without providing much in the way of exposition.


People don't owe you free stuff in your preferred format. It's on Twitter presumably because the author likes to put stuff on Twitter.




Consider applying for YC's Spring batch! Applications are open till Feb 11.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: