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Re: _why is no more

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Post by avit »

I feel compelled to dispatch an anonymous postcard to _why, just to say thanks. And to wish the best farewell. Maybe I'll find one with a furry animal on the front, like a lumberjack or something. Tomorrow.

You see, phoning seems rather creepy. And besides, I really don't have anything to ask him, or of him. He's taught us all so much already.

Yeah, a postcard seems best. Just a message in a bottle, a ping into the void. Naturally, the letter shall read in a language known well among those he has enlightened.

Thanks, old friend.

Re: _why is no more

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Post by sl33p3r »

infodig wrote: post #366
sl33p3r wrote: post #359

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Another one: http://ftp.df.lth.se/pub/scene.org/music/groups/starving_but... look at the .txt file : both Jonathan Gillette and Kylie Gillette are present ...

This thread, combined with others combined with the javuh repository on sourceforge combined with all of the friend hosting create enough to bear it out. So there we have it.

Hi Gents,

I've just created a blog and posted an entry regarding the "_why is Jonathan Gillette" path ...: http://whereintheworldiswhy.wordpress.com/

According to me _why is Jonathan Gillette.

Re: _why is no more

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Post by hady_af »

I have an opinion I would like to share, from what am reading online, it seems that his last tweet was a bit angry at the programming world, us in a more specific term. Us developers whom have learned so much from him... What I feel is that it's like an anger wave inside him, that like "alright, people are not thankful for what I do, let's see what happens when everything goes down... now what will they do without me" dunno, but I cannot find an explanation of why even his source codes are down.. really hope he's blessed by god somewhere feeling better and if that's the case, being angry at us, hope he feels better soon. guys I think maybe we should do him a website, you know like a call for his return, who's with me?

Re: _why is no more

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Post by edibot42 »

hady_af wrote: post #383

I have an opinion I would like to share, from what am reading online, it seems that his last tweet was a bit angry at the programming world, us in a more specific term. Us developers whom have learned so much from him... What I feel is that it's like an anger wave inside him, that like "alright, people are not thankful for what I do, let's see what happens when everything goes down... now what will they do without me…

I am

Re: _why is no more

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Post by thismat »

petercooper wrote: post #370
thismat wrote: post #355

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This bothers me honestly, why would you accept benchmark screenshots from someone that made claims against another persons code? Was this an interview or something? Was _why alerted to this as a chance to refute the claim by providing his own benchmarks? Could the data even be validated and not easily doctored?

The benchmarks were from what was designed to be a fair test. It might not have worked out that way, but that was the intention of the creator nonetheless. I stuck a massive disclaimer on my link to those benchmarks and let people at it (since NO benchmarks are EVER undisputed - biggest lesson I've learned). The post is at http://www.rubyinside.com/ruby-xml-performance-benchmarks-16... if you want to see how it was p…

I figured it had to be something of that nature, and indeed, the disclaimer is clear about the data presented.

Upvoted for the explanation, thanks.

Re: _why is no more

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Post by benoitc2 »

benatkin wrote: post #380
benoitc2 wrote: post #379

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Oh please! realtime discussions, revsions & more. Maybe you should be more attentive rather than wanting to make your point. I already said, idea of executing code is interesting. but then something should be found to execute also custom modules. that's all what I said and I would be happy to play with this idea.

Sorry. You assumed I was curious about PasteBins because I'm curious about sites that let you run code on them. Now, it turns out that I'm slightly curious about PasteBins. I think they're slightly more interesting than URL shorteners. They're not nearly as interesting to me as sites that let you run code on them, though. FriendPaste is neat, but it's not as daring as letting people run a bunch of different languages…

I will definitly have a look on this feature. dunno how it can be generalized to all languages though.

Re: _why is no more

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Post by devynci »

edibot42 wrote: post #384
hady_af wrote: post #383

I have an opinion I would like to share, from what am reading online, it seems that his last tweet was a bit angry at the programming world, us in a more specific term. Us developers whom have learned so much from him... What I feel is that it's like an anger wave inside him, that like "alright, people are not thankful for what I do, let's see what happens when everything goes down... now what will they do without me…

I am

I'm with ya too :)

Re: _why is no more

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Post by devynci »

chipotlecoyote wrote: post #360
elliottcable wrote: post #321

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Of course, downvote me because I’m not mourning somebody who, if you’ll notice, isn’t dead /-:

I'm betting they're downvoting you because your comment was kind of douchey. It's okay not to be concerned about Why's abrupt disappearance from online-ness, but slamming other people for being concerned about it? And "good riddance?" Really?

Yes, but I agree with him: he will come back. It is unlike him to leave without a message.

Re: _why is no more

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Post by benatkin »

benoitc2 wrote: post #386
benatkin wrote: post #380

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Sorry. You assumed I was curious about PasteBins because I'm curious about sites that let you run code on them. Now, it turns out that I'm slightly curious about PasteBins. I think they're slightly more interesting than URL shorteners. They're not nearly as interesting to me as sites that let you run code on them, though. FriendPaste is neat, but it's not as daring as letting people run a bunch of different languages…

I will definitly have a look on this feature. dunno how it can be generalized to all languages though.

I'd like to see a JVM version that could run server-side JavaScript and Clojure. From what I hear, it might be easier to sandbox.

I'd also like to see one that runs client-side JavaScript, but displays a warning and requires you to click to run it until it has been marked as not malicious.

Re: _why is no more

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Post by mustDeref »

sl33p3r wrote: post #376
cxvii wrote: post #365

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And if that isn't enough, here is their CD. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/tcwwak Note the familiar figure on the cover.

And here we are: Miss Trudy (who I definitively know being _why's wife, as I uncovered this some years ago, and _why asked me to not say anything), is definitively saying she belongs to "The Child Who was ..." : http://www.e6townhall.com/archive/index.php/t-2187.html

http://web.archive.org/web/20050425011738/misstrudy.hobix.co...
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