[paulrademacher]

It was accidentally erased during routine maintenance. We do not expect this to materially affect the ongoing investigation.

[tptacek]

Is that true, or the kind of dumb snarky one-line Paul Graham was talking about here:

http://paulgraham.com/hackernews.html

[msutherl]

It was a sarcastic joke, and I enjoyed it.

[toomuchtodo]

Neither article mentions it. Snark perhaps? Tragic nonetheless.