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I found it by searching for "DESOLEE"
GitHub's search or Google's search? I was only able to find it using Google and "site:github.com DESOLEE"
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You're probably thinking of Zed Shaw. _why just added flavor and whimsy to the community.
And, like Zed, considerable engineering prowess. Not like that matters or anything.
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Didn't consider that :) Maybe _why is feedward. The account has no other submissions and no comments. It was created on September 22, 2012. Does that date stick out as being significant?
Honestly, I'm not _why.
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Having a thick skin isn't sufficient. Simply patiently explaining your position to people who are being hostile (eg: my previous experience on HN) doesn't do anything more than make them form up into mobs and start pursuing you and harassing you. (Seriously, everything from blatant name calling, to finding personal revelations in past comments and then posting them publicly to be mocked... ok I'm a minority, I should…
I agree you have to pick your battles on HN. You have to realize, however, that it comes with the nature of the animal that the progressive left is much more outspoken and mob like in their views. There are more people that agree with you than you realize, it's just that few of them bother to make it public.
For those who don't know what all the fuss is about, you should check out _why's Poignant Guide to Ruby ( http://mislav.uniqpath.com/poignant-guide/book/ ). It remains one of the most enjoyable reading experiences I've ever had, not even just limited to programming books. It exudes so much joy and enthusiasm in its constant absurdity, it's unbelievable. The sidebars are legitimately laugh-out-loud funny. It's really…
I've made a Latex version of WPGtR, available here: https://github.com/agravier/wpgtr-latex . I think that it makes a nice printable version, but I welcome pull requests and would like to see some beautiful forks. I started working with Latex again not long ago, so I'll maybe improve it soon, too.
PDF of LEVELS: http://www.scribd.com/doc/136676459/LEVELS GitHub Repo: https://github.com/cwales/cwales.github.com PCL Converter: http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/pcltopdf.html
The SPOOL was updated yesterday with LEVELS. I have converted it to PDF like the others. It is an amusing chart for programmers to express their feelings with. PDF of LEVELS: http://www.scribd.com/doc/136676459/LEVELS GitHub Repo: https://github.com/cwales/cwales.github.com PCL Converter: http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/pcltopdf.html
Summary: Who's this guy _why? (also known as why the lucky stiff): http://bit.ly/whytheluckystiff http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_the_lucky_stiff -- The site http://whytheluckystiff.net is being hosted on GitHub under this account: https://github.com/cwales/cwales.github.com/ -- The git repo for the site has seen activity today, and has sparked conversation: https://github.com/cwales/cwales.github.com/issues -- The…
The post also links to an updated PDF compendium of all _why's recent documents. All rotated and in the correct order (maybe). Bursting with _whyness.
The post also links to an updated PDF compendium of all _why's recent documents. All rotated and in the correct order (maybe). Bursting with _whyness.