This transcends tangential - it's so annoying it's unusable.

The guideline is there specifically because these things are super annoying. So annoying that talking about them can eat up the whole thread, as this thing is threatening to do.

The guideline seems to be about the common annoyances. That massive yellow thing is definitely not common, and personally had me immediately "nope" off the page.

No the guideline is about not filling threads with one's irritation, however righteous. If it was too annoying to read, that's regrettable but largely interesting to the person who didn't read it. If a wasp is pestering you the entire time you read a piece you probably don't feel the urge to comment about it on HN right? Same thing.

I'm sure the New Yorker wouldn't tolerate this level of irritation. Or were you not shown there?

Maybe they can't use you.

If the HN link directly resulted in wasps showing up heck yes I'd be commenting about it

The cursor issue was the single biggest takeaway from the article, positive or negative. The headline should have been about it.

Is there a rule about backseat moderating?