Just when I thought Jobs couldn't be a bigger scumbag! Someone dig up his grave and make an example of him in front of all of Silicon Valley. It's what he would have done.
Now I see what pg was talking about comment moderation. C'mon guys. Let's class it up.
Downvotes seem to be doing a very good job here. The text is almost completely invisible.
I'm confused, has "pending comments" not been fully activated yet?
I have over 1000 karma, and I've never seen it. I know it was given a quick trial after it was first announced, but from my surfing since then it doesn't seem to have been turned back on.
No. He activated it, but after a bunch of people complained, he turned it back off and said moderators could activate it again for special threads that they think need it (see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7449857).
You mean all of the time I spent writing brilliant comments just to get over 1000 karma was unnecessary? Well bah!
Not helping.
All opinions aside, I'm pretty sure Steve would have respected the dead.
I think it's helpful to accurately represent Steve's character. Many of those who love Apple products automatically love Steve. If he wasn't what they thought, it's truthful to reveal it.