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Hmmph. I noticed the (dead) comments by SparrowOS a few days ago and was very curious about them. They didn't look like any sort of spam or advertising, becau

Hmmph. I noticed the (dead) comments by SparrowOS a few days ago and was very curious about them. They didn't look like any sort of spam or advertising, because there were bouts of normal conversation amidst them. I posted a "Ask HN" question inquiring about this user and his comments, and my post was marked "dead" within a minute. Only thing I've ever had marked dead on here (that I'm aware of at least). Thank you for your explanation; I would have never guessed it was something like schizophrenia.

TheAmazingIdiot 14y ago
There was about a year ago an Ask HN about losethos( now sparrowOS) about that very topic. There were perhaps 100 posts. The general consensus is that he deserves to be treated like a human. He may, sadfully, have a mental illness. That's why further inquiries are shut down.
ars 14y ago
> They didn't look like any sort of spam or advertising, because there were bouts of normal conversation amidst them. If you pay attention you'll notice that the verse he quotes are relevant to the topic at hand - he's not just posting randomly.
Xcelerate 14y ago
Alright, I did some reading on SparrowOS/LoseThos. See this page (http://qaa.ath.cx/LoseThos.html http://qaa.ath.cx/LoseThos.html) to learn a bit about him and the amazing work he's done on his personal operating system. In fact, it appears the nature of his posts has been discussed quite a bit on HN over the last few years. I'm still somewhat new here though, so I imagine as people continue to join HN questions about his postings will continue to be asked. And you can't really blame them for being asked (how was I supposed to know what that prose meant?). I suppose the best solution is that instead of downvotes and ridicule (as I found in many previous topics on here), linking to the same page I have above would eliminate a lot of contention and confusion. EDIT: Yikes, I'm not sure I'm coming across like I meant to. I'm not implying being different is bad AT ALL. Sparrow, I really like your operating system and will download it tomorrow to learn about it.
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TheAmazingIdiot 14y ago

There was about a year ago an Ask HN about losethos( now sparrowOS) about that very topic. There were perhaps 100 posts. The general consensus is that he deserves to be treated like a human. He may, sadfully, have a mental illness. That's why further inquiries are shut down.

ars 14y ago

> They didn't look like any sort of spam or advertising, because there were bouts of normal conversation amidst them. If you pay attention you'll notice that the verse he quotes are relevant to the topic at hand - he's not just posting randomly.

Xcelerate 14y ago

Alright, I did some reading on SparrowOS/LoseThos. See this page (http://qaa.ath.cx/LoseThos.html http://qaa.ath.cx/LoseThos.html) to learn a bit about him and the amazing work he's done on his personal operating system. In fact, it appears the nature of his posts has been discussed quite a bit on HN over the last few years. I'm still somewhat new here though, so I imagine as people continue to join HN questions about his postings will continue to be asked. And you can't really blame them for being asked (how was I supposed to know what that prose meant?). I suppose the best solution is that instead of downvotes and ridicule (as I found in many previous topics on here), linking to the same page I have above would eliminate a lot of contention and confusion. EDIT: Yikes, I'm not sure I'm coming across like I meant to. I'm not implying being different is bad AT ALL. Sparrow, I really like your operating system and will download it tomorrow to learn about it.

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