[LordIllidan]

Are you by any chance Maltese, or do you have Maltese parents? Just deducing from your last name and the 8 pointed flag favicon for your blog.

[philaquilina]

Good eye! I am indeed half maltese. Although atheist, I've always subscribed to the (secular) symbolism of the the 8 points on the cross, so I thought it a good symbol for the site.

[LordIllidan]

Well, I am Maltese myself, so it was a surprise to see another Maltese on hackernews. Props!

[dylanvee]

Half Maltese here too!