Hacker News Reader

I frequently use the tilde ('~') for this purpose. Others use "/s".

Most of the marks historically used for insincerity or irony would fail today because they cannot be typed on any keyboards.

Hmm... I only (mis)use the tilda as an expression of uncertainty, like "~130Mbit".

That's not a misuse, indicating that a value is a loose approximation is a major use of the tilde.

there are quotes around, should more than enough.

It should (be), maybe, but is a mistake worthy of downvotes? Probably, I guess.

Lesson: Never misinterpret, especially when feeding the ego.

It's kind of customary around HN to end sarcastic comments with /s