It'd be nice if you turned that off in your account if you don't like it. Most folks (who are not the news.yc crowd) are quite happy with our default experience.
And don't think I'm going to start tracking what you look at if you create an account, stats are off by default.
I really don't care about how much porn you look at online. :-)
When I write software, thanks to people like you now I can't depend on DNS to return accurate results. Another example of this is web browsers, which cache DNS beyond the TTL in order to provide a slightly faster experience. In the process, they break GSLB, which can no longer operate optimally since it can't rely on users re-querying DNS after the TTL of their answer expires.
Most folks are quite happy with your default experience, but that's because they're ignorant of the ramifications.
This is a really terrible way to convince someone to use your product and when you couple that with google hijacking you really don't have a service I want or will ever want to use (even if all is fixed)
That's all fine but one of the better things in business is to stay level headed when someone doesn't like your product and avoid coming off like a jackssa who could give two shits.
Look, the guy is running a business that is competing with Google. Moreover, his revenue model is perceptible (NXDomain redirects) while Google's revenue model is far from perceptible (silent aggregation of your entire internet experience: browsing, emailing, and search history).
I think some day when there is a massive privacy violation at Google we will understand what the costs of Google really are.
Until then, I don't think it's unreasonable to cut this guy some slack. His business is now directly in the crosshairs of the most powerful company in the world. I wish him good luck.
Sorry you think I'm coming off like a jackass. Most people find me fairly even-keeled. I was just sharing my perspective, and it's okay with me if you disagree.
And don't think I'm going to start tracking what you look at if you create an account, stats are off by default.
I really don't care about how much porn you look at online. :-)