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		cperciva on April 21, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: UMN CS&E Statement on Linux Kernel Research I think dang might have something in place which alerts him when he is mentioned. Certainly he tends to show up quickly when people "page" him like this.

dang on April 21, 2021 | [–]

I used to have that, but it stopped working with the last re-Lisp of my moderation software. It's on my list to redo it.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20652146

Some of this stuff will eventually get open-sourced and/or integrated into HN for everybody.

CoastalCoder on April 21, 2021 | [–]

It's a bit like saying Voldemort, somehow he always knows.

But opposite because dang is helpful and nice.

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