Snapdragon chip flaws put 1B Android phones at risk of data theft

Re:Snapdragon chip flaws put 1B Android phones at risk of da... by robocat on Saturday August 08, 2020 @04:03PM (#24094753)

Using sarcasm is against HN guidelines - covered by "Don't be snarky". Personally I enjoy being sarcastic, but I less enjoy the sarcasm of others!

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Re:Snapdragon chip flaws put 1B Android phones at risk of da... by saagarjha on Saturday August 08, 2020 @07:50PM (#24096173)

Sarcasm is not against the Hacker News guidelines.

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Re:Snapdragon chip flaws put 1B Android phones at risk of da... by robocat on Saturday August 08, 2020 @11:35PM (#24097050)

I didn't think so either, until I was corrected by the moderators: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23482110

The grand-parent comment of dang's response is of very similar tone to the one above. I am just trying to follow what dang has said.

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Re:Snapdragon chip flaws put 1B Android phones at risk of da... by grzm on Saturday August 08, 2020 @11:41PM (#24097076)

I'm pretty sure 'dang's referring to snark, which you called out in the comment he's responding to ("but being snarky is against the hn guidelines"), not sarcasm there. Though, I do think you're right that the community often reacts negatively to sarcasm. It usually doesn't add much substance to the conversation.

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Re:Snapdragon chip flaws put 1B Android phones at risk of da... by robocat on Monday August 10, 2020 @07:24PM (#24115381)

You are right - there is some nuance between sarcasm and snarkyness. Dang alludes to it here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21187460

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Re:Snapdragon chip flaws put 1B Android phones at risk of da... by saagarjha on Sunday August 09, 2020 @05:19AM (#24098367)

Often because sarcasm can be hard to detect textually.

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