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That would not happen if Ticketmaster still had the best programmer that ever lived.
by throwmeaball 2y ago
That would not happen if Ticketmaster still had the best programmer that ever lived.
- anonfordays 2y agoI audibly chuckled at this comment. RIP Terry.
- paulddraper 2y agoI don't know the reference
- dgellow 2y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_A._Davis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_A._Davis I’m shocked to learn Terry Davis is dead. RIP
- dvngnt_ 2y agotempleos creator used to work there. had mental health issues, we saw the decline via social media. 4chan made him a meme. he became homeless and died
- Eiriksmal 2y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_A._Davis https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_A._Davis A prolific poster on Hacker News before his death. You'll need showdead enabled to see most of his comments.
- nickthegreek 2y agodirect link to his HN account: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=TerryADavis https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=TerryADavis
- lagniappe 2y agoShould be unshadowed for posterity
- lxgr 2y agoOh, I didn’t know he worked there! I recently managed to get Temple OS to run in a VM for the first time. It’s quite something!
- paulddraper 2y agoI was aware of the Terry Davis/Temple OS story. I didn't know he worked at Ticketmaster. Thanks.
- fortran77 2y agoDo you really think it's nice to mock a person with schizophrenia?
- soulofmischief 2y agoI think you're the one implicitly claiming that Terry wasn't among the greatest. I believe he is, and I took OP's comment charitably.
- pavel_lishin 2y agoI saw it as mocking Ticketmaster.
- shepherdjerred 2y agoTerry was an incredible programmer. I don't think anyone would argue against that.
- ferociouskite56 2y agoI'd never make fun of someone hallucinating. But the ineffective, discriminatory psychiatrists would.