[ben0x539]

You could also respect the author's desire for this audience to not engage with his takes and move on. Either works.

[lxgr]

So if somebody gives me the finger, I can't discuss their publicly stated opinions elsewhere? That's certainly a take.

[ben0x539]

Yeah no you certainly can do that, but imo it's kinda weird when it's not even something important or anything.

[pixxel]

Not important to you.

[shadowgovt]

Is that what he's trying to do? I thought he was just poking fun at the notion that the site is called "Hacker News" but the average reader here needs written directions to circumvent a very old alternate content game from the '90s internet era.

It's a pretty clever ribbing, 10 for 10. ;)

[lxgr]

That's actually how I took it as well – a little roadblock that shouldn't keep any real hacker busy for too long :)

[actionfromafar]

Which sin is it that referrer even exists?