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Comment by swilliams | Hacker News Reader

Ok, let's analyze this "burn:" Instances of "Joel on Software" on the linked page:

* Header image that states "Joel On Software" and links to the homepage. This is a common website device. One

* Another text link before the article title. Ok, this one seems extraneous. Though since the first is an image, this is more SEO friendly. Two

* Not mentioned anywhere in the article.

* The footer contains another link. Again, this isn't really irregular. Three

* The email for the author of the article. Would it satisfy you if Joel had used another domain for his email address? Four

So there are a grand total of 4 appearances on that particular page, and with the exception (maybe) of one, none are spammy.

Did you come into this discussion solely to diss the author? Joel was pointing out something inane in a wizard dialog box, and you essentially call him a hypocrite.

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Let's be clear on one thing. I didn't "essentially" call him a hypocrite, I "really" called him a hypocrite.

Perhaps the both of you can settle your differences by reading more Joel on Software whilst experiencing the Power of Java?

True, although as swilliams pointed out, your comment was borderline retarded. My guess is you have a tendency to dismiss Joel Spolsky out of hand, and have long since stopped bothering yourself to reason about your hatred.

I'm not going to get into the hypocrite issue, but I certainly would like the dialog box better if it did just say "Java Loves You - Please Wait".

I'd like to think that I am generally attractive from a programming language's point of view and such a dialog box wouls only reinforce this belief.

Then all we need is a picture of a giant black & white TV, 10 feet high, with a zoom in on Duke's face.

"Java Loves You"

I would have liked your comment better if you had left off the last sentance. OoO

Yeah, sorry, I forgot any attempt at humour on Hacker News will be assimilated, resistance is futile. o_0

It's a reaction to the overvaluing of joke posts on Reddit, Digg, and such, no doubt.

Yes I assumed this, and I can understand where the sentiment is coming from. But if it's a comment that is still imparting an opinion/viewpoint, i.e., it is actually saying something, then I think a little editorial freedom in terms of the commenter's on-topic humour should not be seen as dragging the site down towards digg/reddit etc.

I actually wouldn't have bothered even replying to the guys comment except that this is an issue that has irked me about this site for a while. Humour - by and large and in the right proportion - gratifies my (and I think many people's) "intellectual curiosity". Some here should take a chill pill when it comes to being the humour police.

Sorry, forgot the little winky emoticon:

;)

Is that better?

I'm not sure. Are you trying to say that your original comment was somewhat tounge-in-cheek and I misunderstood because of my lack of familiarity with your "OoO" emoticon? If so, then yes it is better, thank you. If not, then no it isn't.

The former.

Your comment stated that you would have felt better if the Java installer had said something different, in particular less; so I said the same thing about your comment. It was sort of an ill conceived parody, you understand. In conjunction with feigned shock (the "OoO,") at your apparent linguasexuality, I thought it was pretty funny. Seems I was wrong, or just too vague.

Maybe a bit vague, yes. But "linguasexuality" has got to take the cake. It sounds hot.

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