[FirmwareBurner]

Out if curiosity, why did you sign yourself at the end when your username is visible so we know who is writing? Is it some cultural thing?

[lionkor]

maybe a relic from forums?

[nerdponx]

Forums had/have a special "signature" area under your post for that for as long as I remember (2003 maybe?). People occasionally would write in a signature like that and I thought it was weird even then. I always assumed it was a holdover from email mailing lists or newsgroups, but I think people did it just because they liked the aesthetic.

[pbjtime]

aka because they're extra

[distantsounds]

because people on HN think they are far more important than they really are