[KonradKlause]

And which rule is "Oh, the The Linus Circus is in town again. Good times." violating? It's a funny statement. I like it. I cannot see any flamewar topic in it...

[socillion]

A good litmus test for knowing whether to post a comment on HN: is it useful?

If it is merely funny, trolling, or otherwise flippant, there are many other sites where such posts are at least tacitly encouraged.