Thanks for sharing that link btw, it was great! You should post it on HN for more people to see.
Someone found a better URL for that (Fabrice Bellard) story (16 points, 10 days later) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49996383
Unless there was another one you later deleted?
Most submissions never receive any upvotes. They’re all “wasted” like that, even if not flagged.