I know HN is full of LISP hackers, but there's no need to add random closing brackets, surely?
Not to offend dschiptsov, but (ab)using them is an awful habit to have.
But the colon combination is a bit awkward for adding quick smileys (SHIFT+6) which makes it understandable that one would use )) instead.
A bit unrelated, but I once had a guy trying to scam me on Steam using some neat chat request trick using a friends name. Disregarding all the other scamming signs I easily spotted this being another user because of the )) overuse. I know it is silly, but I can't help but chuckle a little bit when I see )) or similar.
Tipzntrix: hi Tipzntrix: )
The closing paren is supposed to be attached to the colon to make a super quick happy face.
or sad face.
Tipzntrix: (
(at least where I came from, EE girls are very rare)
But they do type smiles properly.
I would assume EE types would have other problems with typyjng, or maybe not;