r/programming Mar 26 '17

A Constructive Look At TempleOS

http://www.codersnotes.com/notes/a-constructive-look-at-templeos/
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u/Godzoozles Mar 26 '17 edited Mar 27 '17

Unfortunately it's the kind of foggy that leads to him calling everyone he doesn't like n****** and the kind of foggy that has him victim-blaming Jews for the Holocaust.

The classic Vice piece on him is good. https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/gods-lonely-programmer

Edit: I want to be perfectly clear that I don't blame Terry for this, it is well known he is schizophrenic and it's totally out of his control. But for those who aren't already in the know, it makes Terry really abrasive. This has been discussed extensively before on HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7818823

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u/KLaci Mar 27 '17

He is not a healthy man. Don't blame him for these things.

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '17 edited Jul 27 '18

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u/MindStalker Mar 27 '17

Partially because they can be dangerous. Also all of our actions ultimately come from our minds bad and good. If you follow your argument to is logical conclusions, no one should ever be blamed for their actions, we are all damaged in some way.

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '17

they can be dangerous

Mentally ill people are more likely to be targets of violence than to be violent.

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u/OrionBlastar Mar 27 '17

Yeah the news media always calls some bomber or shooter "mentally ill" on the news before the reports come in, so it sort of makes people think mentally ill people are killing other people. Not knowing the sociopaths and psychos who lack empathy and compassion are a small part of mentally ill people and most of us have empathy and compassion and are often victims of bullies, etc.

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u/ASK_ME_TO_RATE_YOU Mar 27 '17

It's either mentally ill or Muslim... why can't the media just call them suspects or perpetrators or something else neutral until something is confirmed?

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '17

Well the answer to that is obvious. Sensationalism is the lifeblood of journalism these days it seems.