Still no black bar. Disappointing.
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Terry Davis Confirmation: Man killed by train had tech following
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Re: Terry Davis Confirmation: Man killed by train had tech following
#12I’d heard that he died here, but suicide? Oh man, this makes me so sad for him and his family. Past the illness, he was interesting and smart, and it sucks that he felt like he had no other way out. TempleOS was one of those things that nobody else would have even tried to make, and most who tried wouldn’t have been able to.
Re: Terry Davis Confirmation: Man killed by train had tech following
#13This is such a shame. I always loved watching his videos, and his website, and was always in awe at the source of TempleOS. The world, all of us here on HN included, could have treated him with more compassion. My heart goes out to his family and those close to him, including all those who offered him the housing he refused. Terry has achieved well more than most of us could dream of, and honestly has left more of a…
> RIP Terry. For some reason, and I don't know why I find this somewhat shocking, but of all prominent deaths in recent memory, his death leaves me feeling the most emotional.
It hit me really hard too.
I think it's because some of us witnessed that his spiral downward was partly because of him getting trolled by the 4chan crowd, we witnessed his helplessness, we witnessed him getting bullied.
He was a star, but he had his demons. It's such a great tragedy, to lose him now, and to have lost him earlier as well.
Re: Terry Davis Confirmation: Man killed by train had tech following
#14To everyone who reads this on the Peninsula, this number should be in your phone's address book: +1 (877) 723-7245.
That is the number for Caltrain Transit Police.
To everyone who reads this in the City, this number should be in your phone's address book: +1 (415) 553-8090.
That is the number for SFPD Dispatch.
To everyone who reads this in the City, or the East Bay, this number should be in your phone's address book: +1 (877) 679-7000.
That is the number for BART Police.
If you see anyone go on to the track—who (for Caltrain) is not crossing and going on their way—you need to call the above number—or 911—immediately. Be sure to provide a location relative to a station (such as "100 feet North of Redwood City station"), or the city name and nearby street. Transit Police in particular, I believe, have a direct link to Caltrain Dispatch, who can make certain signals (normally those near switches/crossovers) fall to red, or at least warn nearby trains.
Similarly, when you're standing on a platform, you should not be looking down at your phone. Listening to music, fine, but you should always be looking around. If for no other reason, than so that you can make sure you don't accidentally get bumped by someone else.
Re: Terry Davis Confirmation: Man killed by train had tech following
#15Still no black bar. Disappointing.
He was shadowbanned here. So maybe the black bar is shadow banned.
Towards the end he said some racist nazi shit. Hard for people to accept that was a symptom of his mental decline. Hard to be tollerant about that.
I first discovered him circa 2006 when the OS was called LoseThos.
I prefer to remember him from those days when he provided this community with such a breath of fresh air- rather than during his end days.
Remove the shadow ban. Give him a black bar.
Re: Terry Davis Confirmation: Man killed by train had tech following
#16To everyone who reads this on the Peninsula, this number should be in your phone's address book: +1 (877) 723-7245. That is the number for Caltrain Transit Police. To everyone who reads this in the City, this number should be in your phone's address book: +1 (415) 553-8090. That is the number for SFPD Dispatch. To everyone who reads this in the City, or the East Bay, this number should be in your phone's address book…
> You should always be looking around. If for no other reason, than so that you can make sure you don't accidentally get bumped by someone else.
You're going to have to explain this one a bit more. (I also take it you've never been on a subway in China.)
Re: Terry Davis Confirmation: Man killed by train had tech following
#17Still no black bar. Disappointing.
He was shadowbanned here. So maybe the black bar is shadow banned. Towards the end he said some racist nazi shit. Hard for people to accept that was a symptom of his mental decline. Hard to be tollerant about that. I first discovered him circa 2006 when the OS was called LoseThos. I prefer to remember him from those days when he provided this community with such a breath of fresh air- rather than during his end days.…
Agree. Black bar.
His mental illness clearly impacted how he thought, wrote and spoke but we can't deny this guy is a historically important to CS and software engineering.
RIP.
Re: Terry Davis Confirmation: Man killed by train had tech following
#18I don't think it's really fair to characterize his death as a suicide. Given the nature of Terry's illness, he may have been unaware of what was going on at the time of his death. The police report just sounds strange.
We'll never know what he was feeling that night. It's so sad that he's gone.
Re: Terry Davis Confirmation: Man killed by train had tech following
#19Still no black bar. Disappointing.
He was shadowbanned here. So maybe the black bar is shadow banned. Towards the end he said some racist nazi shit. Hard for people to accept that was a symptom of his mental decline. Hard to be tollerant about that. I first discovered him circa 2006 when the OS was called LoseThos. I prefer to remember him from those days when he provided this community with such a breath of fresh air- rather than during his end days.…
There are other folks who never said nasty things and deserved a black bar but never got one. HN has its preferences.
Re: Terry Davis Confirmation: Man killed by train had tech following
#20To everyone who reads this on the Peninsula, this number should be in your phone's address book: +1 (877) 723-7245. That is the number for Caltrain Transit Police. To everyone who reads this in the City, this number should be in your phone's address book: +1 (415) 553-8090. That is the number for SFPD Dispatch. To everyone who reads this in the City, or the East Bay, this number should be in your phone's address book…
> You should always be looking around. If for no other reason, than so that you can make sure you don't accidentally get bumped by someone else. You're going to have to explain this one a bit more. (I also take it you've never been on a subway in China.)
There have been times when I've been at Palo Alto station, where I'm right next to the yellow bump strip, and had someone rush past me walking on the bump strip. I'm fairly big (wide, not tall), and so that couldn't have been much room. In cases like that, it's good to know someone is coming close past you, so that (if there's room) you can get out of the way.
Similarly, looking around will make sure you don't accidentally get in someone else's way. Again, taking Palo Alto as an example, I've seen people step back to make way for someone moving in front of them, only to be walked into by someone walking behind them.
>(I also take it you've never been on a subway in China.)
I've not, no, so I'd appreciate additional information! I should also clarify, I'm talking about the Bay Area in California, so the behavior of people here will be different.