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1. mkl+(OP)[view] [source] 2021-10-28 10:10:25
> > Hacker News is moderated mainly by dang aka Dan Gackle (pronounced ‘Gackley’). He’s not of asian descent

> ??? Is it common that people think he is Asian for some reason? What a strange paragraph to include...

"Dang" is a surname in Vietnam, China, and elsewhere [1], which has led to subthreads like https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20643150 and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25053380 in which, yes, people thought he was Asian.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dang_(surname)

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2. LewisV+ta1[view] [source] 2021-10-28 17:36:25
>>mkl+(OP)
Cue the “You’re not Chinese?!?” joke from Seinfeld…
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3. belter+N12[view] [source] [discussion] 2021-10-28 21:09:46
>>LewisV+ta1
https://youtu.be/CsKpShq2X6s
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