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I learned today that Terry died. There is mist in my eyes and pain in my heart. I wish I could have helped him. Sorry Terry, you were born with a loaded gun. I

I learned today that Terry died. There is mist in my eyes and pain in my heart. I wish I could have helped him. Sorry Terry, you were born with a loaded gun. I wish we could have healed you. I wish we could have taken care of you. I wish you were still here to share your gift with the world. I’ll install Temple OS on a Raspi in your honor and memory. edit: https://youtu.be/bQlE2C7K7Kc https://youtu.be/bQlE2C7K7Kc

dantle 7y ago
TempleOS is written in x86-64 assembly and won't run on a Raspi. Try a VM!
jszymborski 7y ago
I felt similarly when I heard the news. I can't explain the sadness I felt when I learned that 4Chan brigades are largely responsible for how quickly his situation deteriorated. For those who, like me, didn't know, he had begun live-streaming, where he would take call-ins to his landline. It's there that a concerted campaign to get Terry to alienate himself from his parents (with whom he lived) and stop taking his medication. This is not to mention how they egged on romantic feelings for a YouTube personality who they would later impersonate and torture him with in awful ways. All this led to Terry's parents being unable to house him. They were very old and the situation became impossible. Terry survived on the streets for sometime, meeting up with (genuine and loving) fans along the way. Terry sadly was struck by a train. We were able to celebrate an eccentric and strange life because of the internet. It also ended it. I hope the internet can heal... I know people like you and I hope it can. It didn't here. If you want to learn more about Terry's life and death, please check out Fredrick Knudsen's video essay. It is in-depth and important, although very challenging because of the subject matter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCgoxQCf5Jg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCgoxQCf5Jg Finally, if you feel like you or someone you care for are in crisis, or might be soon, consider speaking to the folks at NAMI in the US. If you're not in the US, they can direct you to people in your country. 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or info@nami.org
- guiomie 7y ago
  This is so awful.
- areoform 7y ago
  This makes me so angry. Usually, mob justice is a bad thing but there are few legal recourses here; can we make sure that the stain of this man's death never washes away from the people who perpetrated this act? If the live streams are still up, can we (with the family's blessing) find the people who called in to hurt this man? Would it be okay to publicly name them and link to his suicide and what each individual did? It feels odd to ask for a punishment via the commons, but this man deserves some measure of justice for his passing.

dantle 7y ago

TempleOS is written in x86-64 assembly and won't run on a Raspi. Try a VM!

jszymborski 7y ago

I felt similarly when I heard the news. I can't explain the sadness I felt when I learned that 4Chan brigades are largely responsible for how quickly his situation deteriorated. For those who, like me, didn't know, he had begun live-streaming, where he would take call-ins to his landline. It's there that a concerted campaign to get Terry to alienate himself from his parents (with whom he lived) and stop taking his medication. This is not to mention how they egged on romantic feelings for a YouTube personality who they would later impersonate and torture him with in awful ways. All this led to Terry's parents being unable to house him. They were very old and the situation became impossible. Terry survived on the streets for sometime, meeting up with (genuine and loving) fans along the way. Terry sadly was struck by a train. We were able to celebrate an eccentric and strange life because of the internet. It also ended it. I hope the internet can heal... I know people like you and I hope it can. It didn't here. If you want to learn more about Terry's life and death, please check out Fredrick Knudsen's video essay. It is in-depth and important, although very challenging because of the subject matter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCgoxQCf5Jg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCgoxQCf5Jg Finally, if you feel like you or someone you care for are in crisis, or might be soon, consider speaking to the folks at NAMI in the US. If you're not in the US, they can direct you to people in your country. 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or info@nami.org

guiomie 7y ago
This is so awful.
areoform 7y ago
This makes me so angry. Usually, mob justice is a bad thing but there are few legal recourses here; can we make sure that the stain of this man's death never washes away from the people who perpetrated this act? If the live streams are still up, can we (with the family's blessing) find the people who called in to hurt this man? Would it be okay to publicly name them and link to his suicide and what each individual did? It feels odd to ask for a punishment via the commons, but this man deserves some measure of justice for his passing.