[timr]

"That's really good, when will you post one?"

Now you're just being petty. There are plenty of technical articles that languish in "new" every day -- I've submitted more than than a few, and I vote for many others.

An argument against other types of fanboy spam is not an argument for DDG fanboy spam.

[jacquesm]

I don't think the DDG articles are 'fanboy spam', they constitute an indepth look at one of the more promising start-ups and it is happening here on HN as it unfolds.

Just like patio11's stuff is a case study in how it is done, so is this, with one huge difference, I can't see myself ever buying a set of bingo cards but I can definitely see myself using a search engine, if only for comparison purposes.

I could say with just as much justification that I'd not like to ever hear a word about bingo cards again, but I don't think that is right because the bingo cards serve as an illustration on how to run a successful startup.

The other stuff is the fanboy stuff. And that I could do without, hence my preference for DDG articles.

But I promise I will write an article about the guts of a search engine, I built a small one about 5 years ago and maybe there are some interesting bits that warrant dissection.