Neat. Hey, OP, can you update my bio though? I used to be CTO of Cloudflare but ...

mtlynch · 2026-01-03T20:04:03 1767470643

Sorry about that! Thanks for the correction.

I've updated the blog post and the dataset.[0] The blog updates instantly, but the dataset needs a few minutes for my pipeline to re-run and push to the CDN.

[0] https://github.com/mtlynch/hn-popularity-contest-data/pull/8...

jgrahamc · 2026-01-03T20:39:02 1767472742

Nothing to apologize for; knowing I'd retired wasn't required reading to participate in HN :-)

But thanks for the correction, and even more thanks for choosing me as your example!

rcarmo · 2026-01-03T18:51:07 1767466267

That quote, together with the rest of our timeline, made me realize that we might just be getting to the point where the dolphins finally up and leave :)

simonw · 2026-01-03T18:15:12 1767464112

You can submit a PR to update your bio here: https://github.com/mtlynch/hn-popularity-contest-data/blob/m... - there are 77 closed PRs for that repo already so it looks like it's a well managed path for updating that.

jgrahamc · 2026-01-03T18:20:27 1767464427

Thanks, but doesn't look like that'll update the box on the main page that reads:

"Who counts as a blogger?

I explain more in my methodology page, but it’s basically anyone who blogs as an individual rather than as part of a company or a team. As an example, John Graham-Cumming is the CTO of Cloudflare, so I count his personal blog but not his posts to the Cloudflare company blog."

simonw · 2026-01-03T18:24:20 1767464660

Oh I see what you mean, yeah that needs fixing.

ctxc · 2026-01-03T18:58:07 1767466687

The towel section was my favorite part of the book growing up!