Why no sense of humor?
christofd: I gotta say... the mindset of many on here seems to be: quickly find a flaw that I can knock down. People on here are usually confrontational in their approach, e.g. humor gets attacked. The tone on here seems to be rather grumpy (but I'm more used to the academic world). 
I don't like fluff-talk, but I also dislike easy criticism and literal-mindedness. However, HN is currently the only game in town.