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ExDOS is developed by Omar, “almost 14 years old”
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#104I've lurked on the OSDev forums he credits on his website for a long time, and both Omar and Muazzam (mentioned as well on the website) are goddamn impressive for barely-teenagers. Someone hire those kids!
Eh, let them enjoy their early formative teenage years without the stress of a job. There's a time and place for working but barely 14 isn't it.
You're right, of course - they're incredibly talented though.
Re: ExDOS is developed by Omar, “almost 14 years old”
#105I've lurked on the OSDev forums he credits on his website for a long time, and both Omar and Muazzam (mentioned as well on the website) are goddamn impressive for barely-teenagers. Someone hire those kids!
Thanks for mentioning me, by the way. Oh, and I don't need a job--it's against my ego to ever work for someone else for money (though, I'll definitely help you, if you need it).
Re: ExDOS is developed by Omar, “almost 14 years old”
#106Muazzam's Twitter handle: @muazzam_kazmi
Keep in mind that I rarely use Twitter. However, feel free to contact me through email or Facebook.
Re: ExDOS is developed by Omar, “almost 14 years old”
#107Earlier quoted context omitted.
There's a difference between something you are (race, age, sexual orientation, gender) and something you choose to do (donate to a political organization, become a cop). It's very different to discriminate against someone for something they can't control vs. something they can.
Having a political view or religious belief is almost synonymous with acting on that - participating in the political process or your religious community. (Though you shouldn't be doing these at work). To be uncharitable, you are taking an unreasonably narrow view because you disagree with Eich (I do too), but like with freedom of speech it's all about the case when you do disagree.
I'm not sure what you're getting at, but I'm talking about the difference between ascribed and achieved statuses. An ascribed status is something you can't control: your race, gender, sexual orientation, and so on. An achieved status is something you can: one's profession, for example.
In this context, someone was implying that discriminating against someone based on their age is the same as discriminating against them based on their political or religious views. It's a false equivalence, because you choose your political and religious beliefs, you don't choose your age.
I'm not arguing for or against discrimination; it's a complicated topic. I just felt like in this context, parent was using a false equivalence to discredit identity politics, and I took the opportunity to try and speak out about the difference between ascribed and achieved statuses. I do disagree with Eich, but I think that's immaterial.
Re: ExDOS is developed by Omar, “almost 14 years old”
#108The server hosting his site went down. Here's the github link: https://github.com/omarrx024/exdos
Here is an archive https://web.archive.org/web/20150810162221/http://exdos.eu.p...