This is great and all, but do status bars and terminal colorings really warrant this kind of fanfare? I love git and I'm very happy that they are constantly releasing new stuff, but I think we should draw a line somewhere on what really matters and what doesn't as far as news coverage.
The news is on github, it specialises in everything git and on the git subject they can choose to shine the light wherever and it will not be out-of-place.
Maybe you could limit the criticism to the fact that it has been submitted to HN and voted onto the front page, which would be a criticism of distribution medium and of the medium consuming masses.
