Been seeing a lot more of these snarky sort of comments on HN as of late, and its not encouraging. Can we keep it civil without making light jabs at others preferences or tech needs?

Oh come on, that's over-sensitive. The person made a lightweight remark, complete with wink at its conclusion. It was on topic and conveyed information.

Your reaction is derailment because you grabbed the wheel and steered the topic down a road about you and your expectations of discussion standards.

Part of respectable human interaction includes humorous, short and sharp casual responses on occasion. In this case, the post was replying to someone who called Apple's storage limit "pretty useless"... so we're well and truly in the fun zone of casual conversation. Not sure what you're seeking, the equivalent of a formal meeting with diplomats and official representatives?

Except the previous comment had no level of snark involved. You clipping out the "pretty useless" from the context is also misleading. You turn to hyperbole and end of your reply insinuating that I'm expecting some sort of formal discourse. I'm commenting on the "linux distros" portion and the which makes it sound more like a cheap karma harvesting reddit post.

Just imagine if more people made these sorts of quips out of the blue and how crap it would make the forum over time?

> "linux distros"

I wasn't aware linux distros would push the limits of 4TB cloud storage, so for me it was micro-informative. I also wasn't insinuating, I was asking you directly how much formality you want in online tech discussions.

All good. I don't want to drown in cheap karma-harvesting reddit posts either, but I don't see that happening here.

When "snark" is measured like spice in cooking, it adds flavour. I'm not suggesting popping the lid and dumping a jar of snark in the broth!

"linux isos" in the context of storing lots of data is a reference to pirated movies/tv shows/etc.

What? Nobody mentioned "isos".

Except the previous comment had no level of snark involved. You clipping out the "pretty useless" from the context is also misleading.

You then add on hyperbole to end of your reply that I'm expecting some sort of formal discourse. I'm commenting on the "linux distros", which seems irrelevant. Putting a ;)