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As I said elsewhere when that argument was made; it’s a very tenuous connection. Things named after him isn’t the same as things he was directly involved in. I
by pushpop 7y ago
As I said elsewhere when that argument was made; it’s a very tenuous connection. Things named after him isn’t the same as things he was directly involved in.
I love Monty Python but it’s disingenuous to claim they they’re any more “on topic” than a basketball player (and I say this as someone who’s not generally a sports fan).
The only real difference between the two is one is more popular on HN than the other. Which is a real shitty reason to flag an obituary in my opinion.
- samatman 7y agoMonty Python is specifically mentioned in the Jargon File: http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/H/hacker-humor.html http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/H/hacker-humor.html And I'm fairly certain this predates esr's tenure (I used to own a copy of The Great Quux's hardcover). We're just going to have to agree to disagree here.
- pushpop 7y ago> Monty Python is specifically mentioned in the Jargon File: That just reinforces that things were named after Monty Python rather than Monty Python creating the tech! > We're just going to have to agree to disagree here. You haven’t actually disagreed with my point though.
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