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Re: _why's site is back up

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Post by detst »

tsewlliw wrote: post #43
detst wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> But this is getting ridiculous and this sleuthing/snooping is uncomfortable. Maybe it is but it's pretty clear from the other posts in this thread (posted about the time you posted this) that this is the reaction he was expecting. This is him "doing something". If he didn't want people to snoop he wouldn't have given them something to snoop into.

> If he didn't want people to snoop he wouldn't have given them something to snoop into. This remark is rather parallel to "she shouldn't dress that way...". If doing something makes some people behave like creeps, its generally the fault of the creeps. And if the would be mystery man is prepping something, I'd rather he unveiled it than a cabal of creepers.

No, this is him very intentionally posting to a public web site, wanting people to discover it, knowing that they would and now they have. Rather different from "she shouldn't dress that way..." for obvious reasons. Your claim (in another post) that he "made it clear that he wants to be left alone" isn't very convincing anymore.

Note that I share your unease with this whole situation but let's not pretend that this wasn't the expected outcome.

Re: _why's site is back up

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Post by jneen »

1qaz2wsx3edc wrote: post #39
w1ntermute wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Here's transcriptions of the texts. There might be some errors, please post corrections (make sure they are transcription errors, and not errors from the original document - there are quite a few of those, perhaps intentional). On Pastebin: Ideas: http://pastebin.com/WSfmLDA5 Life tips: http://pastebin.com/PTF4cfDJ Test: http://pastebin.com/BExqVKpv -------------- Full texts (same as Pastebin): -------------- IDEAS F…

The numbers are interesting: 70 years $3 $1 $3 $4 XXX 50 $3 $12 $3

Also the pattern of typos - there's probably some sort of message in here, but I've never really been good at this sort of puzzle.

Re: _why's site is back up

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Post by anko »

PommeDeTerre wrote: post #48
bulletmagnet wrote: post #32

Am I the only one who finds this guy's affectations more than slightly annoying?

The Ruby community's attitude toward him is absurd, along with the personality cults they've formed around David Heinemeier Hansson and Zed Shaw. While other programming language communities have their notable figures, there is never as much outright drama surrounding them as we find in the Ruby community. In fact, these Ruby figures are now better known for the drama surrounding them than they are for any software t…

I like to embrace people for what they bring. Sometimes the best art isn't easy to consume.

The community is like a boiling pot. Sure, handle it the wrong way and you might get turned off, but there is a lot of energy there.

Drama happens when you have a bunch of opinionated people who care deeply about their craft expressing their opinions.

If you can ignore the drama, i think you'll find the creativity more than makes up for it.

Re: _why's site is back up

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Post by philwelch »

PommeDeTerre wrote: post #48
bulletmagnet wrote: post #32

Am I the only one who finds this guy's affectations more than slightly annoying?

The Ruby community's attitude toward him is absurd, along with the personality cults they've formed around David Heinemeier Hansson and Zed Shaw. While other programming language communities have their notable figures, there is never as much outright drama surrounding them as we find in the Ruby community. In fact, these Ruby figures are now better known for the drama surrounding them than they are for any software t…

I don't think that's quite fair. DHH and Zed Shaw are both famously outspoken and controversial, but the only thing why can be accused of is innocent whimsy. And, as far as I can tell, the Ruby community has no personality cult around any of the three men.

Re: _why's site is back up

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Post by mwill »

I'm curious how this was noticed. I wonder if there just are people periodically checking his site, or if he pointed it out to someone/a few people and watched it spread?

Re: _why's site is back up

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Post by cowboyhero »

PommeDeTerre wrote: post #48
bulletmagnet wrote: post #32

Am I the only one who finds this guy's affectations more than slightly annoying?

The Ruby community's attitude toward him is absurd, along with the personality cults they've formed around David Heinemeier Hansson and Zed Shaw. While other programming language communities have their notable figures, there is never as much outright drama surrounding them as we find in the Ruby community. In fact, these Ruby figures are now better known for the drama surrounding them than they are for any software t…

Figures in similar communities were older (Larry released Perl in his early thirties, Guido was pushing forty before Python gained traction). They also didn't come up in the era of YouTube, twitter, and archive.org.

Thirty years ago Ruby-style drama would have played out as drunken rant at a post-conference hotel bar, or a snide comment on Usenet, or on an obscure mailing list. Not quite the same.

The Ruby guys didn't have the benefit of age, experience, or a certain amount of professional obscurity.

Re: _why's site is back up

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Post by naturalethic »

tomasien wrote: post #14
mcpherrinm wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

_why was a notable member of the Ruby community who disappeared without trace one day. He wrote Why's (poignant) Guide to Ruby, which was how many people started learning the language.

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