Interesting Links for 06-03-2013

[andrewducker]

• We Asked the Lunatic Fringe of UK Politics About Their Ideal Britain
  (tags: politics uk headdesk )
• David Cameron tells Cabinet: End cuts 'nimbyism' - the welfare state can't take all the pain
  (tags: politics uk welfare )
• The government has withdrawn controverial proposals on competition in the NHS
  (tags: politics uk nhs )
• New gene variant may

Comments

[cairmen]

Oh, god, that HN parody is so spot-on.

What is it that automatically means the top comment at HN is from some asshole who didn't read the post properly, I wonder?

[andrewducker]

I just clicked on 5 at random from the current front page, and most of them were reasonably related to the article, even if they were a somwhat tangential anecdote.

[steer]

I can't remember where I saw it but there was an article where the author put in a "if you have read this far, put the secret code word 'whiskey' in your reply to indicate it" 3/4 of the way down. I think it was 60 comments before someone did. (Exact word and number may vary).

[andrewducker]

Oh - and the discussion _on_ HN is hilarious:
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5326511

[fanf]

I wish HN were still as good as that parody suggests...

[andrewducker]

I do miss the earlier days of my time on it. I keep hoping I'll find its replacement, where all the cool people have gone :->