C'mon! The guy doesn't know what he's talking about, yet he is quick to say that HN "gets it wrong". Others show him he doesn't know the rules and he replies that the rules should be more explicit, when the fact is this very idiosyncrasy is what helps HN not to grow too much: it takes someone who is really interested in participating in the community to stick around and learn how things work around here.
I'm flagging the link. I never liked Jeff's "from-the-hip" style of blogging, but now more and more of his articles is plain linkbait and a way to get attention to Stackoverflow.
(Btw, Jeff, the whole spiel of writing even when there's nothing to say is annoying and makes more noise than signal. Quantity does not always trump quality. Practice makes it perfect, yes, but all I can say is that you're getting really good at producing crap.)
To have a post on HN with such an inflammatory title and factually wrong claims is downright offensive. It's no different than me going to his office and screaming how stupid he is.
In fact, I'll cancel my rarely-used StackOverflow account.