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"I'm not complaining oh wait yes I am see what I did there." More seriously: the many connections between computing and the psychedelic counterculture are well
by candu 10y ago
"I'm not complaining oh wait yes I am see what I did there."
More seriously: the many connections between computing and the psychedelic counterculture are well documented. (Markoff's "What the Dormouse Said" is an excellent read in this vein.)
Discussions of disproportionate sentencing also strike a chord with "good hackers" who are aware of the history of CFAA sentencing, the Aaron Swartz debacle, and other terrible misadventures in our modern legal framework.
If anything, this remark shows your deep ignorance of the broader cultural / political context of computing far more than it points to any inadequacy of the article in question.
- bostonpete 10y agoBullshit, it was a legitimate question. I don't make a habit of complaining about stories being off-topic and generally I could care less. But if there's a notion of on-vs-off-topic, I don't see the harm in clarifying it or discussing it within the community once in a while. You comment raised some interesting points -- I don't see why you had to throw in the insulting tone and phrasing.
- atomical 10y agoDon't be rude.