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I really miss reading Terry's comments here. He was the single reason I turned on showdead - they weren't always insightful and were often offensive, but they w

I really miss reading Terry's comments here. He was the single reason I turned on showdead - they weren't always insightful and were often offensive, but they were always an interesting view into his mind.

donatj 6y ago
He commented on my website once that my complaints about binary sizes were alleviated in TempleOS with Holy C. One of the highlights of my life. The world has lost a real gem. https://donatstudios.com/Golang-Binary-Sizes#Comment23602 https://donatstudios.com/Golang-Binary-Sizes#Comment23602
enriquto 6y ago
First time that I read about this man. A really sad story, his last years of life (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_A._Davis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_A._Davis ). TempleOS is an incredible achievement!
thdrdt 6y ago
You can find them here: https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=TerryADavis https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=TerryADavis (small warning: he was very rasist, but because of his illness it is hard to tell if he could do something about this)
- Wowfunhappy 6y ago
  It only goes back to 2015, and replies on his oldest comments seem to imply he was known on HN before then[1]. Was there another account? [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=TerryADavis&next=9260587 https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=TerryADavis&next=926...
  - krebs_liebhaber 6y ago
    https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=losethos https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=losethos
    - serf 6y ago
      don't forget this one https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=TempleOS https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=TempleOS I remember seeing 4 or 5 different handles once he started getting deaded/shadowbanned. I miss him a lot. Not his spout-outs, but him and his technical insights.
- aaron695 6y ago
  I've never seen evidence he was racist or homophobic. I never saw any evidence he used nigger or faggot against black or gay people, or was using it because he thought less of black or gay people. See more on Wiki, and quite frankly it would mess with the language identification programs the 3 letter agencies will be running on HN - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_A._Davis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_A._Davis

donatj 6y ago

He commented on my website once that my complaints about binary sizes were alleviated in TempleOS with Holy C. One of the highlights of my life. The world has lost a real gem. https://donatstudios.com/Golang-Binary-Sizes#Comment23602 https://donatstudios.com/Golang-Binary-Sizes#Comment23602

enriquto 6y ago

First time that I read about this man. A really sad story, his last years of life (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_A._Davis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_A._Davis ). TempleOS is an incredible achievement!

thdrdt 6y ago

You can find them here: https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=TerryADavis https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=TerryADavis (small warning: he was very rasist, but because of his illness it is hard to tell if he could do something about this)

Wowfunhappy 6y ago
It only goes back to 2015, and replies on his oldest comments seem to imply he was known on HN before then[1]. Was there another account? [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=TerryADavis&next=9260587 https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=TerryADavis&next=926...
- krebs_liebhaber 6y ago
  https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=losethos https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=losethos
  - serf 6y ago
    don't forget this one https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=TempleOS https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=TempleOS I remember seeing 4 or 5 different handles once he started getting deaded/shadowbanned. I miss him a lot. Not his spout-outs, but him and his technical insights.
aaron695 6y ago
I've never seen evidence he was racist or homophobic. I never saw any evidence he used nigger or faggot against black or gay people, or was using it because he thought less of black or gay people. See more on Wiki, and quite frankly it would mess with the language identification programs the 3 letter agencies will be running on HN - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_A._Davis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_A._Davis