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I always had the thought in the back of my mind that there was something between pg and rtm. pg just speaks exceptionally warmly of rtm, so I considered it a po

by yan 18y ago

I always had the thought in the back of my mind that there was something between pg and rtm. pg just speaks exceptionally warmly of rtm, so I considered it a possibility. I am not trying to be insulting or be understood in the wrong way, its just something that came to mind. But anyway, enough with silly thoughts, congrats to pg and jl!

congrats 18y ago
It's not silly, that would be saying there's something wrong with it and there's not! CA just ruled same-sex marriage legal and it's just as morally valid regardless :)
- yan 18y ago
  I meant silly as I put a few facts together with no common evidence, not that there's anything wrong with it.
rms 18y ago
That's really funny... maybe even cute. :) Congrats to pg and jl!
plinkplonk 18y ago
"pg just speaks exceptionally warmly of rtm, so I considered it a possibility" Speaking "warmly" of someone's technical skills/intelligence is an indicator of a sexual interest? I don't get it (seriously). I just did a site search of paulgraham.com for all mentions of rtm, and the "warmest" mention I found was at http://www.paulgraham.com/heroes.html http://www.paulgraham.com/heroes.html, which does not seem to me (a heterosexual male if that is of any interest) to indicate anything remotely sexual. Positive? Sure. Exceptionally so? I guess I just don't see it. Maybe you were referring to some verbal communication you witnessed?
- yan 18y ago
  I don't know why you took it so personally. Not to mention that pg dedicated a book to him and always speaks extremely highly of him, it is definitely possible. There's nothing wrong with homsexuality and I intended that post as a joke, so relax.
  - plinkplonk 18y ago
    "I don't know why you took it so personally. " oh I didn't "take it personally". :-) I am just trying to follow the thought process (which you have explained above ("intended as a joke") . I was wondering whether this tapped into something culturally specific. No insult of any kind intended.
eugenejen 18y ago
That's what I feel annoyed about. Because a lot of media studies put friedship between two males under the hidden context of homosexuality. In a lot of old French movies like those by Jean-Pierre Melville's. The male characters always forge some steady friendship that they can sacrifice they own life for the other. But I think those critics are looking at everything wrong. I had once a male friend from England said he met his male soul mate in Italy, I was confused since he is straight, but later I understand what he said is he met one person that just understand what he thinks and likes in music/arts and theoretical physics And old Chinese term for this case is "zhi ji" means "someone just understands me".

by yan 18y ago

congrats 18y ago

It's not silly, that would be saying there's something wrong with it and there's not! CA just ruled same-sex marriage legal and it's just as morally valid regardless :)

yan 18y ago
I meant silly as I put a few facts together with no common evidence, not that there's anything wrong with it.

rms 18y ago

That's really funny... maybe even cute. :) Congrats to pg and jl!

plinkplonk 18y ago

"pg just speaks exceptionally warmly of rtm, so I considered it a possibility" Speaking "warmly" of someone's technical skills/intelligence is an indicator of a sexual interest? I don't get it (seriously). I just did a site search of paulgraham.com for all mentions of rtm, and the "warmest" mention I found was at http://www.paulgraham.com/heroes.html http://www.paulgraham.com/heroes.html, which does not seem to me (a heterosexual male if that is of any interest) to indicate anything remotely sexual. Positive? Sure. Exceptionally so? I guess I just don't see it. Maybe you were referring to some verbal communication you witnessed?

yan 18y ago
I don't know why you took it so personally. Not to mention that pg dedicated a book to him and always speaks extremely highly of him, it is definitely possible. There's nothing wrong with homsexuality and I intended that post as a joke, so relax.
- plinkplonk 18y ago
  "I don't know why you took it so personally. " oh I didn't "take it personally". :-) I am just trying to follow the thought process (which you have explained above ("intended as a joke") . I was wondering whether this tapped into something culturally specific. No insult of any kind intended.

eugenejen 18y ago

That's what I feel annoyed about. Because a lot of media studies put friedship between two males under the hidden context of homosexuality. In a lot of old French movies like those by Jean-Pierre Melville's. The male characters always forge some steady friendship that they can sacrifice they own life for the other. But I think those critics are looking at everything wrong. I had once a male friend from England said he met his male soul mate in Italy, I was confused since he is straight, but later I understand what he said is he met one person that just understand what he thinks and likes in music/arts and theoretical physics And old Chinese term for this case is "zhi ji" means "someone just understands me".