For a supposedly intellectual and thoughtful community, there sure are a lot of commenters here missing the point and instead jumping to defend the idea of making money from hobbies.

Forgot to add, I eat my toenail clippings for fun and nutrition.

We don't care about "ban evading" in the sense that anyone is welcome to make a new account as long as they play by the rules. But as you know you can't post like this.

...so, er, yes I've banned this account. Please don't create accounts to break HN's rules with!