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I think tptacek is generally worth reading. He is one of the users with the highest karma on this site (https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=tptacek https://new
by sethherr 1y ago
I think tptacek is generally worth reading. He is one of the users with the highest karma on this site (https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=tptacek https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=tptacek)
I’m happy to have read this, which is reason enough to publish it - but also it’s clearly generating debate so it seems like a very good thing to have published.
- liveoneggs 1y agoco-mingling your work identity with your gopher-identity is a dangerous game; I should clarify the gopher is not UMN-related.
- lolinder 1y agoI generally like tptacek, but this piece has major flaws. His dismissal of all copyright concerns on the grounds that some developers engage in piracy is horribly lazy.
- chinchilla2020 1y agoHigh karma in an internet community is not something I respect automatically. Pewdiepie and every other little online personality have tons of followers and likes. tptacek has always come across arrogant, juvenile, opinionated, and difficult to work with.