[hn_throwaway_99]

> I may eventually get to the wall label part but this is tough.

Good luck. After the first few paragraphs I thought of a great quote that I heard somewhere: "Twitter ruined my reading skills, but it vastly improved my writing skills."

If you're trying to actually get a point across (vs. writing something that is just read for pleasure) GET TO THE DAMN POINT.

[bcraven]

I suspect the presentation felt different to the audience who were receiving it at the talk, rather than us reading it at our own pace.

[jrowen]

The author does note that the article "is, with the benefit of hindsight, the more polished version of what I was trying to say."

But it does feel plucked out of a context/world/tradition that is not as common around these parts.