alt Hacker NewsI have issue with the comment because he says he didn't read it, then unfavorably compares it to a previous method, and finally uses that negative review to plug his own article instead. His criticism might be valid, I'm not in a position to judge, but the self-promotion leaves a sour tastes in my mouth and makes me question how much of the criticism is just drummed up to make his own contribution appear more relevant.
to his credit he did say he skimmed the paper, and it's honestly standard practice to do a first pass of skimming a paper before you'd go deeper into reading it anyways