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How's Your Whuffie? Interview with Cory Doctorow

Posted by michael on from the whuftacular dept.

Richard Koman writes "My interview with EFF's Cory Doctorow just went up on O'Reilly. The interview is largely about his book, "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom," but naturally veers towards discussing his view of Disney, programmers, and peer to peer. Then there's this: Doctorow: I think that Disney's art and technology kicks ass. But one thing you discover in the technology world, especially in free software, is that being a good programmer and being a good person are not necessarily correlated, or at least being a good programmer and being a person with whom other people want to spend a lot of time, who has good hygiene and good social skills, are not correlated."

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  1. No, no, no! by Quasar1999 · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...or at least being a good programmer and being a person with whom other people want to spend a lot of time, who has good hygiene and good social skills, are not correlated

    I take offense to that... I have poor hygiene and poor social skills, and it hasn't made me a good programmer!

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    1. Re:No, no, no! by asparagus · · Score: 4, Funny

      Well, I'm a bad programmer with good hygiene.

      Management, here I come!

      -Brett

  2. Good hygiene by dgrgich · · Score: 2, Funny

    At least everyone I work with smells the same as me. That way I don't stick out.

    1. Re:Good hygiene by Niles_Stonne · · Score: 3, Funny

      At least everyone I work with smells the same as me. That way I don't stick out.

      Yeah, nobody wants to stink out...

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  3. BUT! by WPIDalamar · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hey, I'm a good programmer, and I have ... hmmm... well at least I'm a good programmer!

  4. what's up with 'whuffie'? by urbazewski · · Score: 4, Funny
    If utility is measured is measured in utiles, shouldn't reputation be measured in reptiles?

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    1. Re:what's up with 'whuffie'? by Soko · · Score: 3, Funny

      If utility is measured is measured in utiles, shouldn't reputation be measured in reptiles?

      So, we should just get Steve Irwin to tackle Microsoft for us? Crikey!!!

      Soko

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  5. Open source & Higene by Reservoir+Penguin · · Score: 2, Funny

    I heard that RMS smells, never changes his clothes and throws used condoms behind the couch? Can anyone confirm?

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    1. Re:Open source & Higene by NoahsMyBro · · Score: 2, Funny

      If he smells (assumedly bad) and never changes his clothes, how likely is it there would be any used condoms?

  6. ripped from King of the Hill by Jonny+Ringo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Your programing is sub-par, and it took you way to long to complete the program! However, I find you breath minty fresh and unoffensive.

  7. Hey! by ctr2sprt · · Score: 2, Funny
    being a good programmer and being a person with whom other people want to spend a lot of time, who has good hygiene and good social skills, are not correlated.
    I may not have good hygiene or social skills, but... what was the third thing again?
  8. Codito, Ergo Scummy by BeetMonster · · Score: 3, Funny

    I code, therefore I stink.