I haven't had time to read the whole article, but I really appreciate the cross section of the world that reads HackerNews and plays STS2. STS1 and STS2 are my favorite games and to see this pop up here brought a big smile on my face. Thanks for sharing.
Another cross-section is space enthusiasts. I really have to rewire my brain every time someone says sts-n and doesn't mean a mission number of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Transportation_System