Do you, like, work for Materlize? You're awful connected to many of the folks there and this is a pretty plant-like statement to make in the comments section for a piece by the company.
"Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about abuse, email hn@ycombinator.com and we'll look at the data."
Ok. sorry that was an over reaction on my part.