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Arcteryx Anarchist
Sep 15, 2007

Fun Shoe
so Eric mooches off his wife, doesn't understand taxes, and lies about any of use using his software

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Arcteryx Anarchist
Sep 15, 2007

Fun Shoe
so he's possibly a libertarian secretly collecting disability as well

Arcteryx Anarchist
Sep 15, 2007

Fun Shoe

hahaha of course, esr saw a chance to steal and bogart credit

Arcteryx Anarchist
Sep 15, 2007

Fun Shoe
esr going on about "egoboo" in his book was really just an attempt at universalizing his own personality and motivations

Arcteryx Anarchist
Sep 15, 2007

Fun Shoe

Cybernetic Vermin posted:

i find the implication that anyone has read his book and know what you are talking about disturbing

I not only read it, I have a copy of it :smug:

I have a book club and its a book people wanted to read :smith:

Arcteryx Anarchist
Sep 15, 2007

Fun Shoe

BeOSPOS posted:

how often do you think esr uses the term micro$oft

Given the trend of Microsoft as of late, maybe never

esr hates the communism of FOSS and craves subverting open sores to a kind of capitalistic celebrity domain

Arcteryx Anarchist
Sep 15, 2007

Fun Shoe
We'll, I don't want to pay taxes and I should be able to do whatever I want outside a set of activities I will think up on the spot, to be more precise

Arcteryx Anarchist
Sep 15, 2007

Fun Shoe
being a wizard is for nerds that desperately want to be genius ubermensch while being a barbarian/warrior is for nerds that desperately want to be tough guys?

Arcteryx Anarchist
Sep 15, 2007

Fun Shoe

Sagebrush posted:

if i am not made the center of attention, i will be a mopey shithead and ruin the game for everyone else

we were taking about his larp demands, not his open source behavior

Arcteryx Anarchist
Sep 15, 2007

Fun Shoe
i think you'll find my code is self documenting :smug:

Arcteryx Anarchist
Sep 15, 2007

Fun Shoe
he really is just the epitome of That Nerd

Arcteryx Anarchist
Sep 15, 2007

Fun Shoe
whats nice about the Prussian blue girls is they grew up to be anti-racists iirc

Arcteryx Anarchist
Sep 15, 2007

Fun Shoe
example #325 of nerds not knowing how to not be a victim

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Arcteryx Anarchist
Sep 15, 2007

Fun Shoe

George posted:

when you're a feudalist everyone else looks socialist

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