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The most awesome swing in the world cartesiandaemon October 10 2012, 13:25:31 UTC
I failed to avoid the comments :( I was depressed by the number of people who thought this was an obscene abomination, but didn't have any particular objection to public fountains, green lawns, flush-toilets, etc, etc.

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Re: The most awesome swing in the world andrewducker October 10 2012, 13:46:20 UTC
NEVER READ THE COMMENTS!

Okay, that's not entirely true. I read Hacker News purely for the comments, but that's got a higher quality of comments than pretty-much anywhere online, and even then lots of them are annoying.

I once likened reading the low-rated comments on Slashdot as like sticking your head into a bucket of squid. Reading the ones on most newspaper sites are like sticking it into a bucket of squid that died from diarrhoea a fortnight ago.

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Re: The most awesome swing in the world cartesiandaemon October 10 2012, 14:07:25 UTC
LOL. Yes, I KNOW that, but I still keep getting caught out, glancing down to see if there's any more of the article, seeing a half-reasonable comment, scrolling down a notch, and bam, my brain's destroyed again.

If I recall correctly, I was sad that the xkcd parody of youtube comments on the moon landing were more articulate and less ridiculous than youtube comments on an ACTUAL video of the moon landing...

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Re: The most awesome swing in the world danieldwilliam October 10 2012, 14:22:35 UTC
I never read the comments - especially here.

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Re: The most awesome swing in the world andrewducker October 10 2012, 14:30:21 UTC
Shame, I'd be interested in your opinion on my comments below!

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Re: The most awesome swing in the world cairmen October 10 2012, 14:25:36 UTC
HN's comments have taken a nasty negative turn lately. I've been wishing for a downvote button more and more.

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