Terry Davis, Author of TempleOS, has passed away [unconfirmed, mods please rm]
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Re: Terry Davis, Author of TempleOS, has passed away [unconfirmed, mods please rm]
#2NOOOOOO
Re: Terry Davis, Author of TempleOS, has passed away [unconfirmed, mods please rm]
#3Very few people can say they have built something as interesting as TempleOS. It was incredibly tragic to watch Terry's condition deteriorate over the years.
Re: Terry Davis, Author of TempleOS, has passed away [unconfirmed, mods please rm]
#4I tried templeOS because it did sound like a fairly cool project or at least some of the ideas behind it. I was never really able to do much with it though and I didn't really have the patience to learn all the obscure nonsense built into it. But I do like the idea of a simple operating system with flat memory that encourages hacking and playing with it in a way that's not really possible with most modern operating systems.
I know his behaviour wasn't looked at the best and he generally offended just about everybody that read the stuff he wrote but, it's kinda funny, when I first discovered templeOS I was right in the middle of trying to help a fairly intensely schizophrenic friend of mine get their life together. A lot of stuff I read about Terry's life and the stuff he did reminded me a lot of the stuff my friend was going through. Terry seemed like he could have had some semblance of a reasonable life if he'd gotten the kind of help he needed but the way he acted seemed to alienate anyone who tried even his family. It's sad. He really did seem like a genius in a lot of ways. It's too bad he was totally fucked and never got the help he needed.
Re: Terry Davis, Author of TempleOS, has passed away [unconfirmed, mods please rm]
#5Neither the post nor the Album stated appear in her timeline. Are they private?
I'd hate to be the skeptic here, but there's no way I'm believing a screenshot that appeared on 4chan[0] without verifying first.
Re: Terry Davis, Author of TempleOS, has passed away [unconfirmed, mods please rm]
#6I tried templeOS because it did sound like a fairly cool project or at least some of the ideas behind it. I was never really able to do much with it though and I didn't really have the patience to learn all the obscure nonsense built into it. But I do like the idea of a simple operating system with flat memory that encourages hacking and playing with it in a way that's not really possible with most modern operating s…
De mortuis nihil nisi bonum
"Of the dead, speak no evil"
Re: Terry Davis, Author of TempleOS, has passed away [unconfirmed, mods please rm]
#7A very bizarre set of reaction tweets, was Terry big among the alt-right/4chan crowds?
It was very sad to witness his condition deteriorating over the past months.
Re: Terry Davis, Author of TempleOS, has passed away [unconfirmed, mods please rm]
#8This is terrible news... I'll never forget the glory of TempleOS and holyC.
Re: Terry Davis, Author of TempleOS, has passed away [unconfirmed, mods please rm]
#9I tried templeOS because it did sound like a fairly cool project or at least some of the ideas behind it. I was never really able to do much with it though and I didn't really have the patience to learn all the obscure nonsense built into it. But I do like the idea of a simple operating system with flat memory that encourages hacking and playing with it in a way that's not really possible with most modern operating s…
De mortuis nihil nisi bonum "Of the dead, speak no evil"
I wasn't trying to speak poorly of him. I'm not very good at wording such things. Personally, I think it sucks people let the things he said stop them from doing anything for him. Sometimes all it takes is one person caring and putting effort in to help someone change their life for the better.
Re: Terry Davis, Author of TempleOS, has passed away [unconfirmed, mods please rm]
#10I tried templeOS because it did sound like a fairly cool project or at least some of the ideas behind it. I was never really able to do much with it though and I didn't really have the patience to learn all the obscure nonsense built into it. But I do like the idea of a simple operating system with flat memory that encourages hacking and playing with it in a way that's not really possible with most modern operating s…
He reminded me of Henry Darger in many ways. He spent a troubled life building his own world from the ground up, resulting in something inconsequential yet truly cool.
His statements were offensive, but I don't blame him at all - I empathize with his mental health struggles. May he rest in peace.