Have you read any of the uncov reviews? Most of the sites they are making fun of deserve the abuse, IMO.

I think the wide-eyed optimism of most Web 2.0 coverage justifies at least one more critical perspective.

Enough to get the formula. Rush Limbaugh uses the same one. But oddly enough Limbaugh is the more intellectually honest of the two, because he's not attacking things where the right strategy is to launch with a minimal version 1.

You can be critical in an intelligent way, or you can simply avoid talking about things that you don't like. No need to fling mud at them.

I think uncov is critical in a reasonably intelligent way -- albeit they use humor, rather than sombre critical analysis. The things that uncov typically makes fun of startups for -- being derivative, lacking interesting technology, not providing value to users, not having a workable business model, etc. -- are substantive criticisms.

sounds like a maddox wannabe imo

It would be surprising if he was 30. Tearing down other people's ideas is easy - it's actually what some people are best at right after graduating from college.

yeah paul graham, you really showed me. internet is pretty serious business!

I can't help but wonder how this story made it to the top with the new policy and all http://ycombinator.com/hackernews.html

Will I be deemed a "bad hacker" for up-voting it?

You're rubber and he's glue, with all the mighty splendor of 4chan.