doesn't this solve one of the classic dieting problems of keeping the weight off?

Indeed it does. I've heard it costs an arm and a leg, though. :)

Reddit, with all its pun thread shenanigans, can be found at http://www.reddit.com

You know what the real test of HN is? Whether we can be redditish without becoming reddit. Until we can do that, we're just fooling ourselves.

Certain behaviors, such as long chains of sarcastic comments, should be avoided, even as a test. In fact, sarcasm itself seems pretty dangerous to a social site.

I think an exception should be made for posts to crap like 4 hour work week.

True. The article is more at home there as well.