Personally, I liked the humor. It shows you're an actual human and not a program yourself. I'm always amazed at the commentators on HN who advocate that you sh

Personally, I liked the humor. It shows you're an actual human and not a program yourself. I'm always amazed at the commentators on HN who advocate that you should never offend anyone in the slightest way, ever. <sarcasm>After all, it's clearly not a strategy that works for anybody. Just look at Zed Shaw or Giles Bowkett.</sarcasm>