Because people voted for it. Seriously, what kind of explanation are you looking for?

It's a short chronicle of trial and error and growth, which is certainly consistent with the hacker ethos. And it's on a technical situation which undoubtedly many of us have been in.

I really don't understand why people feel the need to leave comments like this. If you didn't find it interesting, don't upvote it. Not everything on here needs to suit your definition of worthy.