thanks. the OP is such a tease with all the missing details. long form ftw.

you can be sure KS team is discussing a policy change after this incident.

damn. that's kind of beautifully brutal way of looking at it.

Looks like the website might be on the verge of getting hn ddos'd. Can someone inform him/possibly hook him up with mirror/hosting? I think opening up bitcoin wallet will be helpful too.

Memento mori - deepest thanks for a wakeup call.

Your proposed solution ignores the reality of the situation, where private corporation's goals are misaligned with the goals of the society.

Until there is a fundamental change in how much influence special interest/private corps carry in deciding law & regulations of industries, with little regards to best interest for the society, such tragedies will continue to unfold.

Hey, people don't like to change opinion things that they already made up their minds on. Even on HN.

but thanks for linking that, seems to do a better job of providing better context of the LGBT situation in Russia.

What's sad is that the original author of the comic was forced to take it down due to request from Estate of Neil Postman's. You'd think their estate would want his ideas spread.

I'm an avid reader of your blog, and though I would agree much of your content can be ultimately summed down to "unoriginal, but important" content, it's you sharing your own experience & perspective that makes it meaningful. Same reasons facts don't persuade as well as stories.

Sad & happy to hear you will continue to crank out words.