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That all sounds great, but then why is he so upset? It's impossible to reconcile your picture with his. So either (a) he's imagining things, or (b) you're pain

That all sounds great, but then why is he so upset? It's impossible to reconcile your picture with his. So either (a) he's imagining things, or (b) you're painting over the cracks or can't see them, or (c) the real truth is somewhere inbetween.

scruple 11y ago
I imagine that it was prompted by this post [1] which was on the front page a couple of hours ago. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9636605 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9636605
- ghshephard 11y ago
  I just clicked on that - here was what the top comment had to say about Zed: "Zed is known as one of the most prolific and capable software engineers around and I have heard his C code for Mongrel 2 server https://github.com/zedshaw/mongrel2 https://github.com/zedshaw/mongrel2 described as being amongst some of the best examples of C code to study, learn and understand (trying to find the link that said that). I hold his work in high regard."
hueving 11y ago
Or (d), he thinks one comment is representative of the entire HN community.
- icebraining 11y ago
  user: zedshaw created: 2224 days ago karma: 8960 Yes, I'm sure he thinks one comment is representative of the entire HN community.
  - hueving 11y ago
    Well he's writing that way. Did you even read the post? He insults the entire HN community for stuff that most people can't even recall or find evidence of. Also, if you read the post it sounds like he's not a very active user. He is likely completely disconnected from how this community works.
    - DanBC 11y ago
      He has nearly 9000 karma which you don't get by being completely disconnected from how this community works.
      - dragonwriter 11y ago
        > He has nearly 9000 karma which you don't get by being completely disconnected from how this community works. Sure you can. Karma is mostly an indicator of tending to post things that are popular, and there's a pretty big bonus to that if you happen to have name recognition as a popular figure. If you're a popular figure and your natural inclination in writing is in a direction which would be generally well-received on HN, you can get lots of karma whether or not you have much understanding of the community. (Of course, if you wanted to maximize your karma, developing an understanding of the community would help. But that understanding isn't a necessary precondition to getting a high karma score.)
        rosser 11y ago
        ...and how is any of that being "disconnected from the community"?

scruple 11y ago

I imagine that it was prompted by this post [1] which was on the front page a couple of hours ago. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9636605 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9636605

ghshephard 11y ago
I just clicked on that - here was what the top comment had to say about Zed: "Zed is known as one of the most prolific and capable software engineers around and I have heard his C code for Mongrel 2 server https://github.com/zedshaw/mongrel2 https://github.com/zedshaw/mongrel2 described as being amongst some of the best examples of C code to study, learn and understand (trying to find the link that said that). I hold his work in high regard."

hueving 11y ago

Or (d), he thinks one comment is representative of the entire HN community.

icebraining 11y ago
user: zedshaw created: 2224 days ago karma: 8960 Yes, I'm sure he thinks one comment is representative of the entire HN community.
- hueving 11y ago
  Well he's writing that way. Did you even read the post? He insults the entire HN community for stuff that most people can't even recall or find evidence of. Also, if you read the post it sounds like he's not a very active user. He is likely completely disconnected from how this community works.
  - DanBC 11y ago
    He has nearly 9000 karma which you don't get by being completely disconnected from how this community works.
    - dragonwriter 11y ago
      > He has nearly 9000 karma which you don't get by being completely disconnected from how this community works. Sure you can. Karma is mostly an indicator of tending to post things that are popular, and there's a pretty big bonus to that if you happen to have name recognition as a popular figure. If you're a popular figure and your natural inclination in writing is in a direction which would be generally well-received on HN, you can get lots of karma whether or not you have much understanding of the community. (Of course, if you wanted to maximize your karma, developing an understanding of the community would help. But that understanding isn't a necessary precondition to getting a high karma score.)
      - rosser 11y ago
        ...and how is any of that being "disconnected from the community"?