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by jpgvm 1636 days ago
Probably still ranks #1 in ultimate HN comebacks:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35079

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Lurking in a sibling thread is Colin speaking with Drew Houston (of Dropbox fame):

> we're in a similar space -- http://www.getdropbox.com (and part of the yc summer 07 program)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35088

In an alternative universe, Colin joined Dropbox and their UI would have been much more hardcore with better the whole product having better support for other OSes than just Windows and macOS!

For people who are new here (like me): cperciva >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Percival
TIL that handles stay green forever in early comments. I assumed they lost the green indicator after the account had weathered.
Came here to post that one as my all time favorite. Since you posted that one, I’ll give another classic: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 (“I have qualms with Dropbox because Linux users could just X and Y and Z…”)
This is a great comeback. But I don't understand the reference to Ravi Vakil. Is Ravi known for being humble or something?
That's his brother. The poster's name is Sanjay Vakil. I think he's saying - look at my brother. He is so successful and intelligent. Unless you have won the putnam (his bro was a 4 time putnam fellow), you have no right to be bolder than him.

As an aside, I think Sanjay has an inferiority complex or can't see outside of his immediate circle who knows his brother.

I’d wager sanj@ is a sibling of Ravi Vakil, from a quick LinkedIn search. Still, a little perplexing appeal to authority there.
It’s a great one. I have to say I also love sanj’s “Totally busted. Just the once, though, huh?” response.
I'm a little lost, what makes it a good comeback
Someone sarcastically asked if he'd won a difficult math competition due to his self-grandourous parent comment.

His response was, yes, yes he had won the difficult competition they referenced.