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Doc Pop's Weblog
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Doc Pop's Weblog is a personal blog at docpop.org about culture and games. Since 2011, 12 different Hacker News readers have linked it 12 times, most often “Way ahead of it's time: The Remote Lounge NYC”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-29, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (6) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Doc Pop's Weblog for posts on Google+'s real-name policy and pseudonym bans, plus odd history and tech items such as 1920s Berlin pneumatic-tube flirting and elevator floor cancelling.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 6 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Music, art, crafts, and more from Doctor Popular - Doctor Popular is a game designer, musician, illustrator, zinester, crafster, and DIY super nerd who lives in San Francisco. - Doc Pop's Weblog
Most-linked posts?
- Way ahead of it's time: The Remote Lounge NYC3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2022-04-09
- Google's Antisocial Behavior3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2011-08-07
What Hacker News says?
They've said that repeatedly, but it keeps happening so I'm still not believing them. http://www.docpop.org/2011/08/googles-antisocial-behavior/
Comment linking /2011/08/googles-antisocial-behavior/
on “Nym Wars (Google+ "real name" rules)”Submitted The Day Instagram Blocked Democracy as a story · 127 points
HN discussionExcept that only works if you're famous, there have already been dozens of examples of people whose online identity (and even offline) is mostly accessed through their pseudonym and who got restricted or banned from G+ for using that pseudonym. Violet Blue (from TFA) is one (and, you know, not only is it her "official real name" she's given two techtalks at Mountain View), Doctor Popular an other one[2], Skud[0] yet…
Comment linking /2011/08/googles-antisocial-behavior/
on “What happens when Google+ cuts you off?”Submitted Google's Antisocial Behavior as a story · 15 points
HN discussionhttps://docpop.org/2021/08/john-cleese-used-libel-laws-to-ce...
Comment linking /2021/08/john-cleese-used-libel-laws-to-censor-an-unpleasant-critic/
on “Cancel Me: John Cleese to present Channel 4 show on ‘woke’ thought”Submitted Global Switch Day: How to Get Started with Mastodon as a story · 5 points
HN discussionDocpop can remember it for you wholesale: https://docpop.org/2013/10/way-ahead-of-its-time-the-remote-...
Comment linking /2013/10/way-ahead-of-its-time-the-remote-lounge-nyc/
on “People in 1920s Berlin Nightclubs Flirted via Pneumatic Tubes”Submitted Way ahead of it's time: The Remote Lounge NYC as a story · 2 points
HN discussionOften pressing the button for the floor again will cancel the stop at that floor. (Possibly limited to Asian elevators?[1]) https://docpop.org/2019/03/how-to-cancel-floors-on-an-elevat... [1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/rbal1/lpt_you_...
Comment linking /2019/03/how-to-cancel-floors-on-an-elevator/
on “Ask HN: Why don't calendars show "x days to event y"?”Submitted San Francisco Street Artists vs. AI Startup Ads as a story · 1 points
HN discussionThanks so much for your replies. I'm updating my blog (which is linked at the top of this HN post) with the information I'm learning here. How would you like your name credited there? I have you listed as "nhod" for now. https://docpop.org/2023/07/some-updates-on-the-remote-lounge...
Comment linking /2023/07/some-updates-on-the-remote-lounge/
on “Way ahead of it's time: The Remote Lounge NYC”Submitted Ahead of it’s Time: Remote Lounge NYC as a story · 1 points
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