[donkeyboy]

Can you explain this to me?

[dylan604]

I think the point was the comments more than any of the code requiring explanation. There's nothing more permanent than a temporary solution

[buredoranna]

Wish I could... but I know of it from a previous HN post, where there is some discussion on its purpose.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22367416