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Good example of a Streisand effect.[1] The red flag in this post is that it doesn't discuss concrete specifics, just claims "slander" and victimhood as if it's
by abalone 11y ago
Good example of a Streisand effect.[1]
The red flag in this post is that it doesn't discuss concrete specifics, just claims "slander" and victimhood as if it's a given, then takes that all the way to "Paul Graham has created a great big slander and abuse platform."
As far as I can see this the "retraction" he's referring to: "Zed Shaw will not kill your company. For a very poor choice of words, I apologize sincerely. It's his ideas about security that kill." - @tqbf [2]
So, not really a retraction of "slander", just a clarification that the guy's ideas on security are terrible. Now I kind of want to see that video.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect
[2] https://twitter.com/tqbf/status/7668904147 https://twitter.com/tqbf/status/7668904147
- stingraycharles 11y agoI tried to find the video, which used to be hosted at http://www.viddler.com/explore/rentzsch/videos/31/ http://www.viddler.com/explore/rentzsch/videos/31/ but has been taken down. If I may believe the quotes, he called Zed Shaw, djb, deRaadt etc all brilliant developers with terrible views on security. Since most developers out there have a terrible view on security, the takeaway is that Thomas actually gave a compliment by naming Zed Shaw in the same breath as DJB and deRaadt, and that Zed Shaw is very sensitive to criticism.
- PopeOfNope 11y agoI'm sure Zed feels "complimented" every time he goes to a job interview and has to defend against the assertion that he's going to kill the company if he's hired. I believe the technical term here is "tortious interference."