News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on US Cities Are Paying Too Much for New Transit Buses. Parent comment

Re:US Cities Are Paying Too Much for New Transit Buses by hackernewds on Saturday September 27, 2025 @01:58AM (#45393489)
there's no reason to be patronizing or condescending
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:US Cities Are Paying Too Much for New Transit Buses by vasco on Saturday September 27, 2025 @02:09AM (#45393521)
This is an example of the agent thinking it has to defend the principal but misunderstanding context.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:US Cities Are Paying Too Much for New Transit Buses by Aloisius on Saturday September 27, 2025 @01:36PM (#45397803)
It's an xkcd reference. Sadly, not explicitly mentioning it is xkcd sends the exact opposite message to the one in the comic to those unaware of it.

https://xkcd.com/1053/

[ Parent | on HN ]