Some of us really like simonw's analysis, personality, and transparency. Just because you don't like it doesn't make it "spam"

He plainly stated that he's spamming HN. The fact that you like the content doesn't change that

link? I don't see it on this page but it's a big thread and may have missed it.

> My blog genuinely is a day job now, I make enough from the (unobtrusive, cookie-free) sponsorship banner

Posting his links and engaging in the discussions is his main job. This is spam, even if you like it - because most people don't want to see one person posting their links on every AI discussion, ranked at the top just because among hundreds of thousands of people reading HN, some thousands are not annoyed by seeing his blog links in every post.

Does he provide content of value? If so, it ain't spam.