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Re: Programming Language Creator or Serial Killer?

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Post by eyelidlessness » Sat, Jan 23, 2021, 3:26 AM UTC

Well this got too dark after four tries before I backed out (I got three right). Gonna go take a shower and do some skin and hair grooming now.

Re: Programming Language Creator or Serial Killer?

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Post by andredz » Sat, Jan 23, 2021, 3:26 AM UTC

8/10 I had the advantage of recognizing Sussman, Sammet and Guido. I don't think they look like killers. But I also didn't think that about Dorothea Puente and John Christie who I mistook for planguage designers :-)

Re: Programming Language Creator or Serial Killer?

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Post by tooltower » Sat, Jan 23, 2021, 3:36 AM UTC

electrograv wrote: post #10

tooltower wrote: post #8

Why do people still think they can judge a person's character by a single photograph? This is an age-old dogma rooted in genetic superiority crap that really needs to die. Even a simple Google search shows a staggering number of these pop-psychology articles being actively peddled to the masses. Oh, if a person's nose is a bit crooked in the wrong direction, watch out!

I would assume that’s precisely the point of this silly game — to demonstrate directly that you can’t accurately judge someone by their appearance. But maybe I misinterpret?

Sure, I can see that. It just triggered me a little bit that I was being encouraged to judge people so readily. Plus, the comments here didn't seem to make that connection. They mostly saw it as a particularly "hard" challenge, rather than an exposition of our own biases.

Re: Programming Language Creator or Serial Killer?

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Post by cortesoft » Sat, Jan 23, 2021, 3:36 AM UTC

wyldfire wrote: post #17

shric wrote: post #16

I was thinking there would be at least one that's both programming language creator and serial killer.

Would you settle for a filesystem creator? EDIT: BTW they did include Randy Kraft [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Kraft

Woh, there have been two file system creators that are murderers?

Re: Programming Language Creator or Serial Killer?

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Post by louis8799 » Sat, Jan 23, 2021, 3:44 AM UTC

Serial killers feel offended.

Re: Programming Language Creator or Serial Killer?

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Post by codazoda » Sat, Jan 23, 2021, 3:49 AM UTC

cortesoft wrote: post #34

wyldfire wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Would you settle for a filesystem creator? EDIT: BTW they did include Randy Kraft [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Kraft

Woh, there have been two file system creators that are murderers?

Kraft and Reiser, right?

Re: Programming Language Creator or Serial Killer?

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Post by cortesoft » Sat, Jan 23, 2021, 3:56 AM UTC

codazoda wrote: post #36

cortesoft wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Woh, there have been two file system creators that are murderers?

Kraft and Reiser, right?

Yeah. Unless there are others?

Re: Programming Language Creator or Serial Killer?

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Post by Triv888 » Sat, Jan 23, 2021, 3:57 AM UTC

we need one like this but for democrat or republican... I never thought HN could get this low... lol

Re: Programming Language Creator or Serial Killer?

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Post by djohnston » Sat, Jan 23, 2021, 3:58 AM UTC

8/10. I tried to focus on eyes as a heuristic, for whatever that's worth. I also recognized Guido.

Re: Programming Language Creator or Serial Killer?

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Post by high_density » Sat, Jan 23, 2021, 3:59 AM UTC

cortesoft wrote: post #34

wyldfire wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Would you settle for a filesystem creator? EDIT: BTW they did include Randy Kraft [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Kraft

Woh, there have been two file system creators that are murderers?

maybe creating a file system makes people... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯