[gregschlom]

Why hate? Why wish downvoting? His comment will get buried down while more informative comments bubble to the top. Personally, I found his comment funny and I also learned about Konami codes, which I knew nothing about. So it satisfied my intellectual curiosity :)

[lukifer]

HN discourages humor without content, to keep the culture focused around serious discussion. You can have a sense of humor, but it should be in the context of the topic and add something meaningful to the discussion.

There's nothing wrong with the Reddit culture of competing for top joke, but HN strives to be something different. The internet already has plenty of homes for "$nerdReference + $nostalgia == $karma++".