So if somebody gives me the finger, I can't discuss their publicly stated opinions elsewhere? That's certainly a take.

Yeah no you certainly can do that, but imo it's kinda weird when it's not even something important or anything.

Not important to you.

Which sin is it that referrer even exists?

Is that what he's trying to do? I thought he was just poking fun at the notion 14 that the site is called "Hacker News" but the average reader here needs written directions to circumvent a very old alternate content game from the '90s internet era.

It's a pretty clever ribbing, 10 for 10. ;)

That's actually how I took it as well – a little roadblock that shouldn't keep any real hacker busy for too long :)