RMS lifestyle

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Post by init0 » Sat, Jun 01, 2013, 3:28 AM UTC

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Post by IvyMike » Sat, Jun 01, 2013, 4:20 AM UTC

It annoys me how willing he is to push the externalities of his decisions onto other people. ("I won't carry a cell phone, but fortunately everyone else does and I can just mooch off of them"). It's like that friend who won't own a car but sure as hell will mooch a ride.

This reminds me of a story my friend told me. Back in the early 90's(?) my friend had his lunch eaten by RMS, several times. I don't think it was malicious--it was more like if RMS was hungry, would just be happy that someone was kind enough to leave him something to eat in the AI lab fridge.

It was kind of considered an honor--after all, what were you going to do, complain, get him angry, and delay the release of Hurd?

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Post by wiml » Sat, Jun 01, 2013, 4:21 AM UTC

Given the title, I was hoping this was narrated by Psy.

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Post by dos1 » Sat, Jun 01, 2013, 4:23 AM UTC

Dude is so strange. I mean seriously, who knows that much about that many kinds of esoteric music? It's like he wants to be contrary to the rest of the population on purpose.

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Jun 01, 2013, 4:27 AM UTC

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Jun 01, 2013, 4:28 AM UTC

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Post by dos1 » Sat, Jun 01, 2013, 4:28 AM UTC

dos1 wrote: post #4

Dude is so strange. I mean seriously, who knows that much about that many kinds of esoteric music? It's like he wants to be contrary to the rest of the population on purpose.

Edit: Fuck you HN. RMS is an extremist. I should hope that most of you have the critical thinking skills to realize that his extremism is just as dangerous as Timothy McVeigh's.

Edit 2: Honest question, how can I delete my account on HN? I've come to realize (sadly) how many hours I've wasted on this bullshit. PG, please ban this account.

Re: RMS lifestyle

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Post by reedlaw » Sat, Jun 01, 2013, 4:30 AM UTC

  I refuse to have a cell phone because they are tracking and
  surveillance devices. They all enable the phone system to
  record where the user goes, and many (perhaps all) can be
  remotely converted into listening devices.

I find this hard to believe. Wouldn't the extra battery usage make it obvious, especially on Android devices that can track this as well as network usage at a very low level? Or is there some kind of hardware-level surveillance mechanism built in to cellphones?

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Post by magic_haze » Sat, Jun 01, 2013, 4:30 AM UTC

dos1 wrote: post #4

Dude is so strange. I mean seriously, who knows that much about that many kinds of esoteric music? It's like he wants to be contrary to the rest of the population on purpose.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contrarian

Or a hipster, if you prefer.

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Jun 01, 2013, 4:33 AM UTC

magic_haze wrote: post #9

dos1 wrote: post #4

Dude is so strange. I mean seriously, who knows that much about that many kinds of esoteric music? It's like he wants to be contrary to the rest of the population on purpose.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contrarian Or a hipster, if you prefer.

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