Yes, this definitely needs at least a joke on the homepage. You have space on the right side. You could have a few jokes that are shown randomly on page load. That would be nice.
I've been freelancing on the web for a few years now and I agree about the $100/hr rate being ridiculous, at least for freelancing on the Internet.
Keep these 2 things in mind:
1) Not all clients are from the US on freelancing websites!
2) Clients are on there because they want a cheaper rate!
Now I'm not telling anyone to work for cheap. $50-60/hr is perfectly achievable. Just remember to start low and buildup on sites like oDesk/Elance.
Another route you might try is http://www.toptal.com/. They only hire the very best developers, and their interviews/tests reflect that. It's worth nothing that even they will advise you that $100/hr is a rather expensive rate for someone outside the US.
This is great!
XSS is one of the hardest things to get right when it comes to security. I'll be sure to complete all the challenges, because I'm working on a product that could use some good HTML sanitizing.
Thanks for those insights! Especially for pointing out the difference between url and text based submissions. Didn't know that one!
Also, I realise that I might have wrongly formulated my question. It didn't actually bother me that the "Show HN" prefix was removed from my post (I was on the front page).
It's just that it made me question if there were some guidelines I was not adhering to.
Phonetically it does sound identical. I've started documenting myself on the whole naming and trademarking aspect of online services.
If I have a nice list, I'll post the links in a thread here.