Thanks to all who made this happen. It was really mind bending trying to parse and understand both the questions and responses, like simultaneously traveling to both the past and the future of computing.
Since then all other HN threads have felt so lightweight, and it is just now that that feeling is starting to wear off..
We should find a way to mine some of the rich veins of discussion here—perhaps picking one thing and going into it in more detail. Every time I read or hear Alan I end up with a list of references to new things I'd never heard of before.
Since then all other HN threads have felt so lightweight, and it is just now that that feeling is starting to wear off..