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There was a now-flagged comment [0] saying how excited they were until reading the author’s politics. I was curious. The links I found are all offline but sound

There was a now-flagged comment [0] saying how excited they were until reading the author’s politics. I was curious. The links I found are all offline but sounded unpleasant. This means I can’t say for sure. I recognize some folk dislike mixing tech and politics, but human ethics and actions impact the world. It’s fair to feel distrust for any product based on the values that product’s creator expresses. I saw the author of TRMNL in this thread so perhaps I can invite him to address that — and in replies, let’s keep discourse civil and HN-like please. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48998497 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48998497

theturtletalks 3mo ago
It seems he had some really “interesting” blog posts on his website. The crazy part is that he took down his blog, but also removed it from The Internet Archive[0]. He’s gone to great lengths to remove his blog posts and that makes me wonder what he really said in those posts. 0. https://web.archive.org/web/2/https://www.ryanckulp.com https://web.archive.org/web/2/https://www.ryanckulp.com
- twhitely 3mo ago
  https://thewritingsofryankculp.pages.dev/ https://thewritingsofryankculp.pages.dev/ is this the blog?
- chaps 3mo ago
  From: https://lobste.rs/s/qj60m9/trmnl_e_ink_dashboard_stay_focused#c_5utzku https://lobste.rs/s/qj60m9/trmnl_e_ink_dashboard_stay_focuse... https://archive.is/JWBUj#selection-438.0-438.1 https://archive.is/JWBUj#selection-438.0-438.1 https://archive.is/3C5tR https://archive.is/3C5tR https://d5w6z860qaqqa0.archive.is/3Nu1c/35466b298ffa7adf3e80711caf2fa67d84743c4d.png https://d5w6z860qaqqa0.archive.is/3Nu1c/35466b298ffa7adf3e80... https://archive.is/F3Jlf https://archive.is/F3Jlf "this is wrong, but women deserve it. for years you've let men chop their d*cks off and pretend to be you. you celebrated it. now it's time to pay the piper, which means never winning a sport again. enjoy"
  - jdgoesmarching 3mo ago
    Yeah, my interest in giving money to this guy vanished after learning about this. It’s not like whipping up some eink dashboards is a huge imposition in the AI era for anyone nerdy enough to want this in the first place. Afaik there’s never been any apology or statement, just a careful scrubbing after this started making its way around nerd spaces. Edit: Sheesh, I was only familiar with the transphobic remarks. This guy is a lot worse than I thought.
    - vineyardmike 3mo ago
      Anyone who says that shit publicly says crazier shit privately. Half the quotes floating around came from his resume and courses he was selling. So presumably the more polished material. (2024) > for example in private i say “fat people” and “retard” and “trannies are disgusting.” the final leap is doing so online. if it costs me, this [new years] resolution was accomplished. >> quoted from ryanckulp.com Yea I don’t think an apology is coming. The scrubbing of statements is contextually a funny plot twist though.
- vintagedave 3mo ago
  Let me offer a kind possibility: perhaps they were removed because he has changed and no longer feels they represent his views?
  - theturtletalks 3mo ago
    You’re right, that is a strong possibility. The skeptic in me thinks he did it because he thought it would affect his sales if word got out. He was ardent in his beliefs and I don’t think people drop those beliefs that easily unless there is a monetary incentive.

theturtletalks 3mo ago

It seems he had some really “interesting” blog posts on his website. The crazy part is that he took down his blog, but also removed it from The Internet Archive[0]. He’s gone to great lengths to remove his blog posts and that makes me wonder what he really said in those posts. 0. https://web.archive.org/web/2/https://www.ryanckulp.com https://web.archive.org/web/2/https://www.ryanckulp.com

twhitely 3mo ago
https://thewritingsofryankculp.pages.dev/ https://thewritingsofryankculp.pages.dev/ is this the blog?
chaps 3mo ago
From: https://lobste.rs/s/qj60m9/trmnl_e_ink_dashboard_stay_focused#c_5utzku https://lobste.rs/s/qj60m9/trmnl_e_ink_dashboard_stay_focuse... https://archive.is/JWBUj#selection-438.0-438.1 https://archive.is/JWBUj#selection-438.0-438.1 https://archive.is/3C5tR https://archive.is/3C5tR https://d5w6z860qaqqa0.archive.is/3Nu1c/35466b298ffa7adf3e80711caf2fa67d84743c4d.png https://d5w6z860qaqqa0.archive.is/3Nu1c/35466b298ffa7adf3e80... https://archive.is/F3Jlf https://archive.is/F3Jlf "this is wrong, but women deserve it. for years you've let men chop their d*cks off and pretend to be you. you celebrated it. now it's time to pay the piper, which means never winning a sport again. enjoy"
- jdgoesmarching 3mo ago
  Yeah, my interest in giving money to this guy vanished after learning about this. It’s not like whipping up some eink dashboards is a huge imposition in the AI era for anyone nerdy enough to want this in the first place. Afaik there’s never been any apology or statement, just a careful scrubbing after this started making its way around nerd spaces. Edit: Sheesh, I was only familiar with the transphobic remarks. This guy is a lot worse than I thought.
  - vineyardmike 3mo ago
    Anyone who says that shit publicly says crazier shit privately. Half the quotes floating around came from his resume and courses he was selling. So presumably the more polished material. (2024) > for example in private i say “fat people” and “retard” and “trannies are disgusting.” the final leap is doing so online. if it costs me, this [new years] resolution was accomplished. >> quoted from ryanckulp.com Yea I don’t think an apology is coming. The scrubbing of statements is contextually a funny plot twist though.
vintagedave 3mo ago
Let me offer a kind possibility: perhaps they were removed because he has changed and no longer feels they represent his views?
- theturtletalks 3mo ago
  You’re right, that is a strong possibility. The skeptic in me thinks he did it because he thought it would affect his sales if word got out. He was ardent in his beliefs and I don’t think people drop those beliefs that easily unless there is a monetary incentive.