Dad Anecdotes
Users share personal stories and anecdotes about their fathers, frequently relating them to the HN post's topic by highlighting dads' technical skills, impressive feats, or quintessential 'dad' behaviors.
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Never thought I'd see my dad on HN :)
Glad I could share my father's wisdom :)
Whoa... I never thought I'd see my dad's work reffed on HN.
Yep, my dad was one of these people
Reminds me of my dad to be honest
Great set of data points and anecdotes, your dad sounds like a great dude.
Man, I wish my dad was technical. Treasure that relationship.
That is a very Dad thing to say.
That's impressive. Makes me feel like I need to up my Dad game.
Sounds like your dad was an interesting guy. Sorry for your loss.