poopsmith

poopsmith, 1 year ago

Here in Seattle, the main scary natural disasters are earthquakes. We haven’t had a major one since 2001 or so, but supposedly there’s a massive one coming relatively soon.

poopsmith, 1 year ago (edited 1 year ago)

I don’t think it’s necessarily a celebration of abuse. I agree that he’s obviously way out of line sending this email.

I think Linus is (was) a complete asshole who lacks interpersonal skills, and this email exemplifies his character. To me, this post shows the mentality of some developers (and leadership) in FOSS and why some folks find it difficult to contribute to open-source software. This post opens up the discussion on that.

FWIW, I’ve received zero reports on this post itself. But I’ve received reports on abusive comments in this post, which I’ve promptly removed. This community is more/less self-moderating and if the post receives a significant positive vote ratio, I don’t think it should be removed by me. It brings an important discussion to the table regarding acceptable behavior in software development.

poopsmith, 1 year ago

I hate how tipping is now customary at every single restaurant now, including places without servers.

poopsmith, 1 year ago

My older brother got me into Ubuntu when I was around 12. He basically showed me the basics, like the terminal and a couple commands, then just told me to manpage or Google everything else.

Then I got Linux for the Wii and that really got me into the nitty gritties of Linux.

poopsmith, 1 year ago

Scihub for most things. You can also sometimes find preprints (or contact the authors) on RG.

poopsmith, 1 year ago

Not really. I’ve lived here for ~30 years and certain spots are better, some are worse.

poopsmith, 1 year ago

Caffeine pills! You can find them for cheap at most drug stores. Plus you can dose the exact amount you want.