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   by irrespective 7y ago

   I don't care what it does recommend, the general impression from reading this Proust-long wall of text is that esr is kind of an ass. The intent of a message is only vaguely related to its content which is only vaguely related to the
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   by irrespective 7y ago

   No one's feelings are hurt, it just comes off as sounding like a dick. Just like the expression 'hurt your feelings'. (Nothing personal though, I'm sure you're swell in real life.)
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   by irrespective 7y ago

   Fine. Both are bad. What's your point?
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   by irrespective 7y ago

   I'm using the word as it's been touted by notorious old school 'hackers' like esr or rms. The infamous guide for asking questions [0] by esr is the archetypal embodiment of this spirit: it's not that the advice in i
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   by irrespective 7y ago

   Much of the so-called 'hacker ethos' can be basically boiled down to 'you may be as much of a dick as you want as long as you're technically correct'.
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   by irrespective 7y ago

   And yet despite all that gasp lost productivity (how dare people take care of their family!) the Netherlands is still a pretty nice place to live. Maybe the rest of the world should follow suit.
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   There is no reason for germline therapy(mpg.de)

   1 points by irrespective 7y ago|0 comments