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by edw519 4518 days ago

  Why? Why? Why the fuck?
  Nerdie homes must make a buck.
  Have a need? Scratch that itch.
  Take a break to hack that bitch.

  People hurt & need more meds,
  Hacker rather show his creds.
  Breakthrus needed by a sage,
  But iphone apps r all the rage.

  Enterprise really sucks
  Hackers never get those bucks.
  Web apps used to be the hack
  But mobile's got a "craftsman's" back.

  Analysis!
  Paralysis!
  Algorithms!
  Distillation!
  Interpretation!
  Compilation!
  
  Deployment to the cloud.
  Disruption now allowed.
  Users need a good solution
  But all they get is more polution.

  Something no one ever needed.
  HN front page: he succeeded.
  Nerdie homes must make a buck.
  Why? Why? Why the fuck?
2 comments

It's not clear whether the above is intended as an impressive, rhyming, satirical tribute to the OP or if it is a creative, yet sarcastic, put-down attempt.

Regardless, I want to say that "Show HN" is my favorite type of HN post. If what is presented is useful or marketable, all the better, but the sheer fact that somebody built something (anything), usually in their spare time, and are proud enough to share it with the masses is something I applaud.

There is a lot of negativity on HN these days, but in most cases "Show HN" threads have respectfully been spared. I sincerely hope it stays that way.

It seems like a tongue-in-cheek stylistic parody of nerdcore on top of most rap music: bravado and aggression. ... but it's hard to tell whether it was a joke or not, but I'm leaning towards not.

Next music app idea: every time it hears The Grateful Dead or Iron Butterfly, a B-52 Westfalia bomber swoops in firing lolcat missiles and drops cluster bombs that grow dandelions. (Hippies seem to be the most antithetical to the topic to change the subject.)

Is it necessary to hijack the top comment in the discussion thread of OP's awesome app with your shitty, negative "rap" lyrics?