Sneaking around reading people's online history, then using that information to draw unwarranted conclusions about their character, is rude. Stop it.
Meanwhile, it is obvious that the person you're responding to posted the same link in two different threads because... there's multiple threads on HN which are discussing the same issue. This happens all the time.
Wow is that some serious twilight zone BS. It takes exactly two clicks to find the information MisterWebz found. Information that was put there to be found. You don't even leave HN.
Is it also "sneaking around" if I click on your username and discover your real name, twitter username, blog URL, and email address, all that you voluntarily put there for the public?
If I open a phonebook and find someone's number, was I "sneaking around"?
Sneaking around reading people's online history, then using that information to draw unwarranted conclusions about their character, is rude. Stop it.
Meanwhile, it is obvious that the person you're responding to posted the same link in two different threads because... there's multiple threads on HN which are discussing the same issue. This happens all the time.