I haven't downvoted you, but there's always someone bitching about long-form journalism. It's a non-fiction STORY. Stories aren't technical documents or status reports - they set up atmosphere, build a character, and engage the reader.
Notice also that the title of the linked article is not "Paul LeRoux made Truecrypt" - it's not centered around that. It simply has that info in it, and as such is an interest to HN.
> there's always someone bitching about long-form journalism. It's a non-fiction STORY.
I'm fine for long-form journalism if it actually adds them. Reading through this just felt like the author tried to shove filler into it. I just didn't find it compelling or anything.
Give me a good story and I'm fine. Give me something it feels like you wrote explicitly because you get paid by the word and I'm not going to enjoy it as much.
Thanks for replying though. Maybe everyone else just feels differently about this story than me but it's frustrating to get downvoted without a reply saying why.
On a total segue from the topic of this post; two of the earliest memories of movie scenes that are etched into my brain are:
a) The snow globe falling down and breaking from Citizen Kane and
b) Slim Pickens riding the bomb in Dr. Strangelove
I have no idea at what age I watched them but those two scenes seem to have captivated me and are forever with me.
Well how else are you going to make it look like you really worked hard on something if you just give people exactly what they want right up front? /s
Seriously this article is bloated as HELL.
Edit: did anyone who downvoted me to hell even read the article? It's about 5% information, 95% useless bloat to fill the page. I mean damn...