In Paul's defense, it does seem to be a pattern:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27534517 (3 days ago; exactly the same (well... I guess they added "absolutely"))

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26468882 (3 months ago; exactly the same)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26114570 (4 months ago; exactly the same (except for the last sentence))

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26015969 (4 months ago; mostly the same)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25765787 and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25674756 (both 5 months ago; both exactly the same as each other and only slightly modified from today's posting)