[whamlastxmas]

It’s a hacker forum. Sailing across the world like he did was the hacker equivalent in the 1400s.

HN also constantly links to paywall articles, and I imagine at least ninety percent of people here use ad block

[afavour]

Comparing today’s tech hacking with sailing across the Atlantic is a very good joke, very funny.

[whamlastxmas]

Hacking in the context of hacker news doesn’t have to be related to technology at all