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How come his rants have a lot of racial slurs? Am I missing something? http://www.templeos.org/Wb/Accts/TS/Wb2/Rants/TAD/2014/09/Rant140922.html http://www.temp

How come his rants have a lot of racial slurs? Am I missing something? http://www.templeos.org/Wb/Accts/TS/Wb2/Rants/TAD/2014/09/Rant140922.html http://www.templeos.org/Wb/Accts/TS/Wb2/Rants/TAD/2014/09/Ra...

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Crito 12y ago
My understanding is that he is mentally ill. I wouldn't read too much into that kind of stuff. His technical chops are impressive. If you can filter out the racism/RNG-God stuff then he frequently has something interesting (although not always on-topic) to say.
- morganvachon 12y ago
  >My understanding is that he is mentally ill. That was my take on him too. He used to go on OSNews and rant about how God wants him to remove the "jitter" from modern operating systems, which is why he created TempleOS. He hasn't been on there in quite a while though. As for his racism, I've seen that kind of thing as a side effect of schizophrenia in other people. Certainly, there are true racists in the world who aren't schizophrenic, but as with other mental disorders, it can bring out that kind of antisocial behavior. *Edit: If I recall correctly, his username on OSNews was "ParadoxUncreated".
- Davesjoshin 12y ago
  Thanks, I did not know that until now. Yes his technical know how is very impressive.
DanBC 12y ago
i) perhaps he's a massive racist ii) perhaps he has an illness that affects inhibition It's a bit rude to just gossip about someone, especially when he reads (and posts to) HN. I always feel vaguely uncomfortable when this topic is discussed on HN.
- jtheory 12y ago
  Yeah, just skip past that stuff. I get the sense he's just compelled to post all that -- the random "Words from God", the racist stuff... it's not necessarily anything to do with inhibitions (or lack thereof), just rules he has to follow that won't make sense to us. I was reading a random rant and noticed a "Fuck you, God." in there, in the middle of a few pages that seemed to be almost all compelled material and almost nothing else. I.e., maybe it pisses him off that he has to post that stuff. But he has to.
- dudouble 12y ago
  i) if (true) ii) if (true) && (true)
- davidw 12y ago
  It's probably better to have the explanation out in the open than leave people wondering what is going on.
elwell 12y ago
A lot of text (and HN comments) from TempleOS are randomized (i think markov chains) from dictionaries with apparently a bent toward racism and vulgarity.
tokenrove 12y ago
Unfortunately, this is a very common side effect of schizophrenia.
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GunlogAlm 12y ago
He unfortunately suffers from mental illness - schizophrenia - and so has a tendency for profanity-laced "rants" among other oddities.
AudioGeek 12y ago
I don't understand the adoration some have for this guy after reading this in his "rants".. "The nigger does not see the foot of God above his head. He thinks it's a cloud. Hey, nigger? What's a government random number site for, nigger, you dumb-fuck? Huh, nigger? A government random number site!!! Dumb fucken nigger. Son of a bitch! Kill that nigger."

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Crito 12y ago

My understanding is that he is mentally ill. I wouldn't read too much into that kind of stuff. His technical chops are impressive. If you can filter out the racism/RNG-God stuff then he frequently has something interesting (although not always on-topic) to say.

morganvachon 12y ago
>My understanding is that he is mentally ill. That was my take on him too. He used to go on OSNews and rant about how God wants him to remove the "jitter" from modern operating systems, which is why he created TempleOS. He hasn't been on there in quite a while though. As for his racism, I've seen that kind of thing as a side effect of schizophrenia in other people. Certainly, there are true racists in the world who aren't schizophrenic, but as with other mental disorders, it can bring out that kind of antisocial behavior. *Edit: If I recall correctly, his username on OSNews was "ParadoxUncreated".
Davesjoshin 12y ago
Thanks, I did not know that until now. Yes his technical know how is very impressive.

DanBC 12y ago

i) perhaps he's a massive racist ii) perhaps he has an illness that affects inhibition It's a bit rude to just gossip about someone, especially when he reads (and posts to) HN. I always feel vaguely uncomfortable when this topic is discussed on HN.

jtheory 12y ago
Yeah, just skip past that stuff. I get the sense he's just compelled to post all that -- the random "Words from God", the racist stuff... it's not necessarily anything to do with inhibitions (or lack thereof), just rules he has to follow that won't make sense to us. I was reading a random rant and noticed a "Fuck you, God." in there, in the middle of a few pages that seemed to be almost all compelled material and almost nothing else. I.e., maybe it pisses him off that he has to post that stuff. But he has to.
dudouble 12y ago
i) if (true) ii) if (true) && (true)
davidw 12y ago
It's probably better to have the explanation out in the open than leave people wondering what is going on.

elwell 12y ago

A lot of text (and HN comments) from TempleOS are randomized (i think markov chains) from dictionaries with apparently a bent toward racism and vulgarity.

tokenrove 12y ago

Unfortunately, this is a very common side effect of schizophrenia.

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GunlogAlm 12y ago

He unfortunately suffers from mental illness - schizophrenia - and so has a tendency for profanity-laced "rants" among other oddities.

AudioGeek 12y ago

I don't understand the adoration some have for this guy after reading this in his "rants".. "The nigger does not see the foot of God above his head. He thinks it's a cloud. Hey, nigger? What's a government random number site for, nigger, you dumb-fuck? Huh, nigger? A government random number site!!! Dumb fucken nigger. Son of a bitch! Kill that nigger."