[brightbeige]

He’s replying on this twitter thread - perhaps someone with an account can ask there and link his comment here?

https://xcancel.com/RonanFarrow/status/2041127882429206532#m

[jamiequint]

Here is the actual link, not a link to some weird third-party site that can't be trusted.

https://x.com/RonanFarrow/status/2041127882429206532

[rounce]

FYI xcancel is just a mirror that allows reading replies without needing an account.

[SwellJoe]

Whereas X can be trusted?

[jamiequint]

Yes? It's the data source, not a third-party. How is this even a question?

[minimaxir]

There's pedantic, and then there's needlessly pedantic.

xcancel is a valid workaround for X links on Hacker News and is sufficient for original attribution.

[SwellJoe]

X restricts what you can view without logging in. Many folks don't want to log in to X, for obvious reasons. Posting an xcancel link is kinda like folks posting various `archive` URLs to bypass paywalls, work around overloaded servers, etc. That's an extremely common practice here that usually goes without comment.

[jamiequint]

What is an "obvious reason" one might not want to log into X? I can't think of any rational reason.

[SwellJoe]

You can't think of even one reason?

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/12/elon-musk...