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I can tell by your your response that you are not a Christian.

tyingq 7y ago
Roman Catholic raised, agnostic. Irish descent and dissolutioned might be more interested in the historical source than the destination.
- emmelaich 7y ago
  Similar. Fascinating to me was that some Catholics consider the "Roman" a bit of slur. But to me it was a common, unremarkable description.
  - tyingq 7y ago
    Your profile says "greybeard", "skeptic" and "computers" so probably VERY similar backgrounds. Skimming your comments now to confirm :) Edit: Early, but see Apollo/HP, SunOS/Solaris already. Small world. Any chance of early 1990s Linux, Kermit, Windows packet drivers, KA9Q, Unicos, Mosaic, AT&T 3B2, Pyramid OSX, Usenet, UUCP, C, Perl, TCL, etc?
    - emmelaich 7y ago
      All those and more. Except for the 3b2. Not much Tcl.
      - tyingq 7y ago
        Karnac says you're 54ish and from the Northeast US or Ireland or maybe UK ;) I suspect not US, which makes the shared experience more interesting, as the world in general wasn't particularly very global at the time, yet we have a remarkably shared experience (I'm EU born, US bred). Yay early (late 80's / early 90's) Internet. This is one of those rare HN moments that I wish more would notice.
        emmelaich 7y ago
        What is karnac? A brief websearch was not enlightening.
        FiatLuxDave 7y ago
        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnac_the_Magnificent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnac_the_Magnificent
        Jaruzel 7y ago
        > This is one of those rare HN moments that I wish more would notice. Sorry to cut in... but I concur. Sometimes you read comment that makes you think 'wow this person is so similar to me!' but it's a single comment in the middle of a thread and that connection ends up being fleeting. Hacker News' de-emphasis on Users (i.e. no avatars or extensive profile, or direct messaging) is one of its strengths as it forces the focus into the public discussions; but it can also be frustrating when you do stumble over a like minded person. Personally, I'd like to see a sanctioned way to build on the HN community via other more real-time platforms, which ultimately could lead to proper friendships with real-life meet-ups etc. Yeah, I'm a dreamer, I know.

Roman Catholic raised, agnostic. Irish descent and dissolutioned might be more interested in the historical source than the destination.

emmelaich 7y ago
Similar. Fascinating to me was that some Catholics consider the "Roman" a bit of slur. But to me it was a common, unremarkable description.
- tyingq 7y ago
  Your profile says "greybeard", "skeptic" and "computers" so probably VERY similar backgrounds. Skimming your comments now to confirm :) Edit: Early, but see Apollo/HP, SunOS/Solaris already. Small world. Any chance of early 1990s Linux, Kermit, Windows packet drivers, KA9Q, Unicos, Mosaic, AT&T 3B2, Pyramid OSX, Usenet, UUCP, C, Perl, TCL, etc?
  - emmelaich 7y ago
    All those and more. Except for the 3b2. Not much Tcl.
    - tyingq 7y ago
      Karnac says you're 54ish and from the Northeast US or Ireland or maybe UK ;) I suspect not US, which makes the shared experience more interesting, as the world in general wasn't particularly very global at the time, yet we have a remarkably shared experience (I'm EU born, US bred). Yay early (late 80's / early 90's) Internet. This is one of those rare HN moments that I wish more would notice.
      - emmelaich 7y ago
        What is karnac? A brief websearch was not enlightening.
        FiatLuxDave 7y ago
        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnac_the_Magnificent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnac_the_Magnificent
      - Jaruzel 7y ago
        > This is one of those rare HN moments that I wish more would notice. Sorry to cut in... but I concur. Sometimes you read comment that makes you think 'wow this person is so similar to me!' but it's a single comment in the middle of a thread and that connection ends up being fleeting. Hacker News' de-emphasis on Users (i.e. no avatars or extensive profile, or direct messaging) is one of its strengths as it forces the focus into the public discussions; but it can also be frustrating when you do stumble over a like minded person. Personally, I'd like to see a sanctioned way to build on the HN community via other more real-time platforms, which ultimately could lead to proper friendships with real-life meet-ups etc. Yeah, I'm a dreamer, I know.