I'm not really sure what you find objectionable in this post? It deals with tech, and it's a critique of trends in user-interface design (specifically in games), even if it dos so in a rather 'fun' format. And not just any part of the interface, but the all-critical "first impression". I rather suspect that many of us here have had to think long and hard about conveying the rules of the systems we are creating to the users in an unobtrusive yet effective manner.
> It deals with tech, and it's a critique of trends in user-interface design (specifically in games), even if it dos so in a rather 'fun' format.
Yeah, the next submission should really about the Design Trends of Spam Sites in 2010 or How to Design a Online Streaming Porn Site using H.264 and HTML5
He was being sarcastic. His point was that people should stop being so narrow-minded as to exactly what they expect to see on HN and get away from the sometimes formulaic waves of articles about whatever the buzzword of the day is.
Rather than backseat moderating against topics people think are uninteresting, they should just focus on submitting good quality, interesting articles about whatever could pique the curiosity of the readership.
How wouldn't it be considered Hacker News?