My bet is on GPT-2 (GPT-3 would probably generate better text). This whole reply just isn't coherent (first it's a defence contract, then it's learning software for kids?). So either AI generated or someone with some mental illness.
Yeah, I have a seriously hard time believing someone responsible for a multibillion dollar defence project writes that shit.
I once had a guy who ran an enterprise supplying software to the defence sector try to swing a punch at me in a meeting, so I can believe it.
> libCurl is great and my life is better for it. This is not directed at you specifically, but your comment got me wondering how many people contact individuals like Daniel who are behind Open Source projects like this to share positive feedback, or even just to say "Thank you." I know I've not done it anywhere near as much as I should, and I suspect that doing so would help take the edge of what can often feel like…
I can answer this a bit - I maintain Yarn, a JS package manager. While nowhere near Curl, it does have a fairly significant user base - at least a few million devs, from what I understand. For all this work, I received exactly two emails thanking me for my work during the past four years. I also happen to maintain a little "Secret Santa" website, hosted on a GitHub page. Nothing too fancy, just a static app that lets…
I don't write JS much but even so I'm pretty sure I've used yarn a couple of times and it Just Worked. Thanks :)
> libCurl is great and my life is better for it. This is not directed at you specifically, but your comment got me wondering how many people contact individuals like Daniel who are behind Open Source projects like this to share positive feedback, or even just to say "Thank you." I know I've not done it anywhere near as much as I should, and I suspect that doing so would help take the edge of what can often feel like…
> how many people contact individuals who are behind Open Source projects just to say "Thank you." Open-source developers occasionally express dislike of "thank you" messages. They may have written that software mainly to scratch their own itch, and dealing with messages that don't say anything but thanks takes precious time out of their day. Donating money, however, is usually more welcome.
My social media bubble is one that comparatively spends a lot of thought on maintainter/contributor appreciation, and I've literally never heard that complaint.
No open source maintainer is so busy that they don't have the time to respond to a ever so rare genuine thank you with a "Thanks, glad you appreciate it!".
A sad sentiment of giving up, but I think it is premature to abandon your approach. I think it may be worth trying for that small-ish fraction (call it 10%?) of people who can be talked back from their anger. Those are good conversations to have for both parties, and worth trying to have, even if it results in failure 90% of the time. That said, I think the real lesson for you is: don't make yourself more vulnerable…
> I think the real lesson for you is: don't make yourself more vulnerable (e.g. letting her touch you or your stuff) if you decide to try to start a conversation! I didn't "let" her, she just did it. I know you mean well and that you probably didn't intend it like this, but this comment comes off as victim blaming quite a bit. As for the rest: thus far I've never managed to talk random strangers down from these kind…
My guess would be that you're too peaceful and it shows.
There are some people who will try to bully their way through life. They will apply violent behavior (e.g. breaking your phone) to get their way. The way to stop that is to make it clear that you can apply violence, too.
Most of society works by peacefully interacting with each other. But it is crucial that everyone knows that there is a threat of violence (e.g. the police) to keep everyday life peaceful.
I wonder if I am just imagining it, but I took martial arts lessons as a kid. I've always felt like just the knowledge that I could fight has caused others to deescalate and be respectful.
'man curl' lists Daniel. I think morons that don't know what curl is only see the 'haxx.se' domain and think it's some hacker.. it's sad a person who's written a tool used by so many people and systems everyday has to deal with nonsense like this.
The thing that confuses me about that faulty line of thinking is why would a hacker include a license under their name with the software they use to hack you? What sort of gentleman hacker would follow this legal procedure in the process of illegally compromising your machine? It would be as if a burgler stole all of your stuff but left you a contract so you could legally give them ownership. I just don't understand the reasoning.
The sentence: 'You built a formula 1 race car and tossed the keys to kids' Suggests he doesn't even comprehend that curl amounts to 'instructions to copy data'
And Formula 1 cars don’t have keys...
The guy is unhinged but he was clearly making an analogy.
The elephant in the room is the poor choice of domain name. A lot of people are getting the wrong idea about the purpose of his software.
This is some victim blaming here. The domain is not the website of curl, but the personal blog of curls main developer. Not the same thing.
It's the domain of the contact email for curl. I think that is exactly what this person latched on to, given it was the first screenshot this person sent. Of course, Daniel is not to blame for people's uninformed reactions. But, one might point to this as a potential reason to avoid drawing the attention of the misinformed.
The sentence: 'You built a formula 1 race car and tossed the keys to kids' Suggests he doesn't even comprehend that curl amounts to 'instructions to copy data'
And Formula 1 cars don’t have keys...
The analogy to Formula 1 isn't apt either. It can be the wheel, the engine or the steer. But it's no way a whole "car".
Seems like a death threat from an icloud.com address. Chances are the real name and location of the sender is available to the authorities (with consent by a judge) from Apple.
Relatedly, someone on the blog posted a comment that it might be more effective to report him to Apple than to turn a credible death threat over to law enforcement! Comments here seem acknowledge that he's delusional, but he may very well have lost a huge contract. He claims he's lost family, friends, house, and can't go back to his home country. What would Apple's move be? To lock him out without warning or due process of any sort. I don't know about any of you, but I KNOW how devastating it would be to suddenly be locked out of MY iCloud account. Do we really think that getting Apple to deplatform him will somehow assuage his stated murderous intent?! What kind of cyberpunk megacorp police state future are we advocating for here? No, the answer is to report this to local LEO and the FBI, let THEM deal with Apple to get his details, and handle whatever comes next.