Weird to see the OP of a post being aggressive towards other commenters

You made the front page of HN - well done! You don't need to be defensive now.

It's related to this post so the people reading it may find it interesting so why not?

Fair. Perhaps I took it personally.

Don't know why you're being downvoted for this comment.

Owning up is a hard thing to do, and should be respected.

It's ok - thanks for the comment