The thing is many people confuse beinf honest and technically sound with being a raging douchebag.
THIS THIS THIS.
You can be a super-smart, cocky A type who's done more for your project than anyone else combined, who likes to be forceful, curt and to the point AND still not be a cunt.
The fact that Linus can't manage this isn't a facet of his awesomeness, it's a glaring revelation that he is simply a great coder and nothing else.
Worship him if you must, but there's far more interesting people out there who manage to be awesome at what they do and be awesome people at the same time.
It's not even about being nice, necessarily. Why the fuck would you throw away the moral high ground without getting anything in return first?
There's a time for shouting, and there's times for civil discourse. Off the top of my head, things like life and death situations would qualify for heated responses. A mailing list for a kernel? Nothing but pure ego stroking.
It's the old slashdot tune: Crusty nerds who'll trumpet how different and superior they are to the sheeplike masses are baffled that those masses don't act just like them.
I suppose it's comforting that cognitive dissonance isn't just limited to those with 2 digit IQs.
o one and I mean no one says, "Hey, what's the amortize cost over the life of the product.
No no, GP is right. Once you become an adult/start making real money, most of your big ticket purchases are often done with full consideration of the long term. I don't care about sticker price, I care about the price divided by how many years it's likely to work in. Which makes a new smartphone purchase with an average life expectancy of 2 years less pricey per month than what I spend on gas. A much easier decision to make than considering the sticker price only.
Just playing the odds on that one:) Didn't realize I'd hit a nerve.
From you it kinda hit me by surprise.
Why the fuck anybody puts me on even the flimsiest of pedestals I'll never understand. I've worked very hard on my reputation as a reprobate. This is quite disappointing and as usual, you're dumber than I thought, etc.
intelligentsia
Been here over ten years and that's the first time I've been accused of that. Actual chuckle achieved.
This whole subthread exists solely because you're attributing something to me you brought up and the best you can do is your usual passive-aggressive bullshit. Clear enough?
One thing all political parties have in common is their disinterest in sharing power with even more political parties. They will work together to ensure that nothing comes of this.
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We don't think there's much doubt as to which definition most people are using these days.
This whole discussion proves otherwise. Nerds love their pointless pedantry.
The thing is many people confuse beinf honest and technically sound with being a raging douchebag.
THIS THIS THIS.
You can be a super-smart, cocky A type who's done more for your project than anyone else combined, who likes to be forceful, curt and to the point AND still not be a cunt.
The fact that Linus can't manage this isn't a facet of his awesomeness, it's a glaring revelation that he is simply a great coder and nothing else.
Worship him if you must, but there's far more interesting people out there who manage to be awesome at what they do and be awesome people at the same time.
It's not even about being nice, necessarily. Why the fuck would you throw away the moral high ground without getting anything in return first?
There's a time for shouting, and there's times for civil discourse. Off the top of my head, things like life and death situations would qualify for heated responses. A mailing list for a kernel? Nothing but pure ego stroking.
And if I stuck feathers up my ass I'd be a duck.
he left (self-declared morally Righteous)
You do know correlation does not equal causation, right?
the very behavior of cis-gendered white male *is* a target
Target of what? This ain't 4chan son, gonna have to explain it using english, not memespeak.
It is considered a disease which should be fixed
Fuck does that mean?
eg. the war on boys
ENGLISH, MOTHERFUCKER, DO YOU SPEAK IT?
so basically an oppressed minority
No one thinks white men are a minority except for white men. Leave politics out of this.
You're right. With 1/5 the population of the US, they should be having 'several' mass shootings per year, not zero. Fucking slackers.
For them it does.
There is no free money.
Owners of major sports teams would disagree.
It's the old slashdot tune: Crusty nerds who'll trumpet how different and superior they are to the sheeplike masses are baffled that those masses don't act just like them.
I suppose it's comforting that cognitive dissonance isn't just limited to those with 2 digit IQs.
o one and I mean no one says, "Hey, what's the amortize cost over the life of the product.
No no, GP is right. Once you become an adult/start making real money, most of your big ticket purchases are often done with full consideration of the long term. I don't care about sticker price, I care about the price divided by how many years it's likely to work in. Which makes a new smartphone purchase with an average life expectancy of 2 years less pricey per month than what I spend on gas. A much easier decision to make than considering the sticker price only.
Another lazy liberal who can't do more than whine...good show, chap.
Keep going.
Speaking of projection...
Nice dodge. Also, you're incorrect on my sample size. try again.
Oof! Bloody lightweight! You are failing miserably.
No, your reading comprehension sucks and/or you've let slashdot's miserable search function defeat you.
since you're one of those who claim I don't vote
:) Didn't realize I'd hit a nerve.
Just playing the odds on that one
From you it kinda hit me by surprise.
Why the fuck anybody puts me on even the flimsiest of pedestals I'll never understand. I've worked very hard on my reputation as a reprobate. This is quite disappointing and as usual, you're dumber than I thought, etc.
intelligentsia
Been here over ten years and that's the first time I've been accused of that. Actual chuckle achieved.
This whole subthread exists solely because you're attributing something to me you brought up and the best you can do is your usual passive-aggressive bullshit. Clear enough?
Only because you're a narrowly tendentious idiot who can't be bothered to argue in good faith.
Enjoy your shit sandwich.
How about no.
Agreed. That shirt is hideous.
Seeing as you're the only one who brought up "all lives matter" you should be replying to yourself.
Time for a break. You're getting worse at this, if that's possible.
I think you replied to the wrong comment.
One thing all political parties have in common is their disinterest in sharing power with even more political parties. They will work together to ensure that nothing comes of this.
Fixed that for you.
Really, who cares? Trump's in it to win it and popcorn futures are tapped out. This idiot's got less chance than Palin at winning the Golden Ticket.
Man, if you think that sentence is edgy, or even trying to be edgy, a butter knife must look like Wolverine's claws to you.