Downvoters must read first: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flip-flop_(electronics)

Yeah, I got the joke. I was (and still am) tempted to downvote though because puns and pun chains are low effort and reddit-esque. "What you posted didn't register at first", "I'll have to think about that for a bit", "Why can't we post flip flop puns? This community is too gated", etc.

Personally I don't mind some "reddit esque" (or whatever you want to call them) comments here and there. The level of those present on HN is low anyway. They could/should be less in some cases, but they don't bother much as the majority is still mostly insightful comments or interesting discussions. Imagine a completely sterile online community without any communication side-tracked, even if it's just a tiny bit, from the informational topic. That just wouldn't feel right to me. The equivalent of a "everyone got a stick up their lower half" workplace. Yuck.

Same. These bother me a great deal, though the downvotes are usually well outnumbered by upvotes. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

By that rationale, the effort you put into getting the joke should have precluded you from responding.

Thanks for all the electronic puns :)

So you are saying they should have ended the post with JK?

I wonder if any of them picked up on the 'SN74H74N' part?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/D274D-SN74H74N-Flip-Flops-Dual-D-Ty...

No, no I did not and I am so ashamed of that :(

I'm not even sure what it is I am saying. Maybe I'm advocating for a more laissez faire internet, the responsible use of censoring powers, or maybe it's a silent cry to get me banned from HN...

edit: I didn't get the "JK". You got me there. Well played.