I've been rightfully downvoted above. My comment was not perceived as pH-neutral as I was imagining it.
HN is a place where people come to get exposed to a very diverse list of topics, from seismic faults to quantum computing.
As such, my expectation is that an article linked on the front page has a minimum of context for those coming from far away. In this case, the article that was chosen onto the front page not only lacks that context, but also is blissfully unaware of this expectation. Which is perfectly fine and normal for the author and for the intended readership.
I found that mismatch fun to read, in the "frequent questions" part of the article, and did not anticipate that my remark would be taken as caustic.
HN is a place where people come to get exposed to a very diverse list of topics, from seismic faults to quantum computing.
As such, my expectation is that an article linked on the front page has a minimum of context for those coming from far away. In this case, the article that was chosen onto the front page not only lacks that context, but also is blissfully unaware of this expectation. Which is perfectly fine and normal for the author and for the intended readership.
I found that mismatch fun to read, in the "frequent questions" part of the article, and did not anticipate that my remark would be taken as caustic.