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> Does it bother you so much that he would put in a link that had an affiliate?

Clearly yes - thus me commenting on it.

> I doubt he was trying to hide anything nefarious

Do you know this person and are speaking for their integrity? Would you swear to this person's honesty in a court of law in front of your peers? (ABSURDIST PART OF COMMENT)

> I doubt he was trying to save HN bandwidth or storage.

Right, my apologies for making the absurdist part of my reply not obvious enough. Will not make this mistake again.