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Re: RMS lifestyle

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Post by dos1 »

fixxer wrote: post #11
dos1 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Until he parks a truck full of explosives outside a federal building and kills 168 innocents (including 19 children under 6), I think not. Now, pipe down and let the adults speak.

Yeah, because body count is the only comparator that matters. Extremism is extremism. RMS is an extremist. I want nothing to do with someone who is incapable of empathizing with the other side.

Re: RMS lifestyle

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Post by itafroma »

The comments here, are for the most part, incredibly disappointing. I don't understand the point of bashing a guy, however public, for merely stating his preferences: I'm sure people could find some of everyone's preferences equally curious.

Whatever the intent in submitting this to Hacker News was, it's turning into pointless bullying and should probably just be killed.

Re: RMS lifestyle

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Post by dos1 »

kunai wrote: post #28
dos1 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

No need to continue acting like a jerk. Just email pg and let him know you want your account deleted.

What's his email address?

Re: RMS lifestyle

#34

Post by nwienert »

sage_joch wrote: post #21

I think he makes a good point about ties.

I disagree with him on ties. I think a lot of people enjoy wearing ties because they think they look good. It's mens style. Just like how he likes plain t-shirts. This from someone who almost never wears them, but thinks they look good in general.

Re: RMS lifestyle

#35

Post by interpol_p »

sage_joch wrote: post #21

I think he makes a good point about ties.

I think he generalises far too much.

People wear ties for a lot of reasons. They can make you feel more confident, you might like the aesthetics, or you might want to impress (which is the reason RMS gave for not liking them), you might wear them out of respect (a funeral, for instance).

Re: RMS lifestyle

#36

Post by krapp »

dos1 wrote: post #7
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.

> Honest question, how can I delete my account on HN?

You can't. You'll probably get hellbanned though. Personally, I don't think two wrongs make a right, and you should be able to delete your account if you want. Maybe just close the tab and never come back. That always works.

Re: RMS lifestyle

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Post by sage_joch »

interpol_p wrote: post #35
sage_joch wrote: post #21

I think he makes a good point about ties.

I think he generalises far too much. People wear ties for a lot of reasons. They can make you feel more confident, you might like the aesthetics, or you might want to impress (which is the reason RMS gave for not liking them), you might wear them out of respect (a funeral, for instance).

To be fair, he does say "If ties were simply a clothing option, I would decline to use them but there would be no reason to make a fuss about it." His complaints are about the situations in which there is an expectation to wear a tie.

Re: RMS lifestyle

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Post by logjam »

Stallman's honors and awards for just some of the great work he's done (like launching the GNU Project, founding the Free Software Foundation, developing the GNU Compiler Collection and GNU Emacs):

1986: Honorary lifetime membership of the Chalmers University of Technology Computer Society

1990: Exceptional merit award MacArthur Fellowship ("genius grant")

1990: The Association for Computing Machinery's Grace Murray Hopper Award "For pioneering work in the development of the extensible editor EMACS (Editing Macros)."

1996: Honorary doctorate from Sweden's Royal Institute of Technology

1998: Electronic Frontier Foundation's Pioneer award

1999: Yuri Rubinsky Memorial Award

2001: The Takeda Techno-Entrepreneurship Award for Social/Economic Well-Being (武田研究奨励賞)

2001: Honorary doctorate, from the University of Glasgow

2002: United States National Academy of Engineering membership

2003: Honorary doctorate, from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel

2004: Honorary doctorate, from the Universidad Nacional de Salta.

2004: Honorary professorship, from the Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería del Perú.

2007: Honorary professorship, from the Universidad Inca Garcilaso de la Vega.

2007: First Premio Internacional Extremadura al Conocimiento Libre

2007: Honorary doctorate, from the Universidad de Los Angeles de Chimbote.

2007: Honorary doctorate, from the University of Pavia

2008: Honorary doctorate from the Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, in Peru

2009: Honorary doctorate, from Lakehead University

2011: Honorary doctorate, from National University of Córdoba.

2012: Honorary professorship, from the Universidad César Vallejo de Trujillo, in Peru

2012: Honorary doctorate, from the Universidad Latinoamericana Cima de Tacna, in Peru

2012: Honorary doctorate, from the Universidad José Faustino Sanchez Carrió, in Peru.

Source: Wikipedia

But here on Hacker News (of all places), let's instead criticize his personal preferences on fucking ties.

Re: RMS lifestyle

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Post by declan »

alayne wrote: post #20
reedlaw wrote: post #8

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 h…

There was a big amount of noise about this stuff 6-7 years ago http://news.cnet.com/2100-1029-6140191.html

Hey! I wrote that article in 2006! :)

Nowadays if FedGov wanted to do it, it would implant malware.

Re: RMS lifestyle

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Post by reedlaw »

timcederman wrote: post #14
reedlaw wrote: post #8

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 h…

For phones to function they have to talk to cellular towers continuously. You can triangulate a location based on the chatter. Phone companies also keep detailed logs.

What about being made into listening devices? That would require turning on the microphone and transmitting the signal without the user noticing. Is that possible?
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