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by dang 391 days ago
"Don't be snarky."

"Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something."

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

p.s. If your comment was intended as a joke on the word 'nanny' then I take this back.

2 comments

I don't mean it to be a dismissal or snark. It wouldn't be as terrifying if I could do that. On the contrary it is remarkable how directly this exact baby monitor model can be scaled up to an automated intelligent panopticon.

(Thank you, yes, baby monitor -> nanny state)

At least give them the benefit of the Doubtfire!