In case you're interested, here are other reports of the same story:
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1869772
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1870798
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1871276
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1872308
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1875650
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1876231
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