[bshimmin]

Just think - the time you spent writing that snarky response could just as easily have been spent writing, for example, "He worked at Google from 2008-13 and had various prominent positions relating to Android, then he took a role as VP at Xiaomi where he played a big role in turning that outfit into a company you've heard of".

[brynjolf]

Same time it would have took to Google it...

[whowalrus]

> Just think - the time you spent writing that snarky response could just as easily have been spent writing...

Is it better to feed fish to a person, or teach them to catch one?

I admit that I was snarky as a response to the entitlement I sensed in his reply to the LMGTFY link. When I come across a discussion on Hacker News (or elsewhere) talking about things I don't know, I take a moment to Google first.

Because asking "who is he, and why should I care?" (which is what the original question amounts to) isn't contributing to the discussion much either.

[TheSpiceIsLife]

"Civil (and informative) comments like yours are why I come to HN."

cough

[whowalrus]

Touche.