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Is Terry/TempleOS in the current batch of YC? He tried to apply some months ago. If not, maybe someone can give his work a chance, like they did with some non-p
by frik 11y ago
Is Terry/TempleOS in the current batch of YC? He tried to apply some months ago. If not, maybe someone can give his work a chance, like they did with some non-profit orgs?
- radicalbyte 11y agoAlthough it's a nice idea - as engineers it's clear to us that Terry is highly capable - he isn't a good match for YC. Sure, they could do something, but it would only be to humor him. I don't think that we should be encouraging that. When his stuff is posted here he's getting real respect from his peers. His illness it totally irrelevant. It would be sad and IMHO wrong to turn him into some sort of VC "circus freak" attraction. On the other hand doing something truly altruistic to help him would be of course would be very nice.
- frik 11y agoMakes sense. (That was his entry a while ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9246855 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9246855 )
- copx 11y agoIs that a joke? He has severe schizophrenia. He could not even work a job at McDonald's. This is why he lives off disability benefits and has so much time to develop TempleOS and the associated programs.