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that canadian girl
Personal blog · thatcanadiangirl.co.ukcareerculturewriting
that canadian girl is a personal blog at thatcanadiangirl.co.uk about career, culture and writing. Since 2008, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 3 times. The last post was in 2024, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN commenters link this blog for older posts: 'the letter in the pond', compared to a 2026 thread about a letter found in a building, and the origin of the phrase 'I hope your head falls off'.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Finding my marbles, one by one by one...
What Hacker News says?
This reminds me of the letter in the pond https://thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/2008/05/30/the-letter-in-the-...
Comment linking /2008/05/30/the-letter-in-the-pond/
on “Sainsbury Wing contractors find 1990 letter from donor”Submitted Using Your Network to Grow as an Entrepreneur as a story · 2 points
HN discussionI'm quite fond of "I hope your head falls off" (origin: http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2008/05/30/the-letter... )
Comment linking /blog/2008/05/30/the-letter-in-the-pond/
on “Jason Calacanis Drops The Hammer on YoungStartups for Charging Fees to Present”