Probably posted based on the earlier post today about Boston's snow problem: htt...

stephengillie · on July 7, 2015

I think you're right.

Sorry for the tangent, but posting to HN seems a rather passive-aggressive way to show someone something. The submitter could have just linked it to the discussion they were having. Instead it's like OP is desperate for attention.

Or at least that's how it works on Imgur.

albedoa · on July 8, 2015

Thanks in part to the submitter, the Wikipedia article now exists:

  1. In that HN thread,  
  2. As its own item on HN, and  
  3. With a link between the two.

It has been exposed it to a wider audience than those who clicked the Boston snow thread.

Your "passive-aggressive" and "desperate for attention" comments are out of line. There are more than a few differences between HN and Imgur.

mikeash · on July 8, 2015

How the heck is it "passive-aggressive"? Who is being aggressed?

OP posted what they thought was an interesting link. Enough other people agreed to vote it onto the front page. Nothing nefarious going on.

gitpusher · on July 7, 2015

Having not seen the "original" post, this didn't bother me at all :) I had no idea something like pykrete exists, or that it'd be used to build ships (of all things)

darkmighty · on July 7, 2015

You're concluding too much, it could be just someone found it interesting and decided to share.

raldi · on July 8, 2015

Actually, I did it for the karma.

davesque · on July 8, 2015

Good plan. It worked! :)

I did find it interesting though.