[biggestfan]

Also worth nothing that this person is an open pedophilia advocate and "race realist" as can be seen on their homepage https://www.tastyfish.cz/

Can't speak for the quality of the software but important to note.

[LeoPanthera]

I was about to flag this comment but... yikes. You're right. Super awkward.

"I immediately turn off any documentary where a woman starts talking as a "scientist"." - what the hell.

[tecleandor]

  > I no longer use 4chan (in fact I'm banned)

Well. That says something.

[kleiba]

"Some things I like: [...]

    - *n-word*
    - objectifying women
    - weak women
    - stalking"

[jandrese]

Wow, this harkens back to the dark corners of the old Internet, where people posted whatever they felt like because nobody was ever going to find it. I'm not sure which one it is, but this guy is definitely on a spectrum.

The likes and dislikes section is quite a trip.

[kstrauser]

“What, they have to be exaggerating.”

2 minutes later, I noped out of there. I want nothing to do with this person.

[rollulus]

> important to note

Why is that important? The guy surely has controversial opinions but you’re not supporting them by importing his rasteriser, is it?

[wkat4242]

It's the association. Things vary in value to us depending the brand it portrays. This is why people pay $150 for Nike shoes despite them being made by the same kids in the same sweatshop as the $10 Primark runners.

It's also why initiatives like ReiserFS died after its creator turned out to be a murderer.

As humans we're always looking for things that align with our values and "tribe". Maybe it shouldn't be that way and we should judge each product purely on its merits but for most of us it's just how we are.

[astrobe_]

Reading a bit their LRS wiki made me think that it's another case of a perhaps very good programmer but with some kind of mental disorder, which certainly modify how I would approach their software (trustworthiness, long term evolution and support...).

[arnon]

Nazism and pedophilia are controversial???

[Culonavirus]

> open pedophilia advocate and "race realist"

Damn, what a combo... if HN had default link colors, I'd say that one stays blue

[dartos]

A lot of crazy stuff on there, but Privacy is censorship threw me for a loop.

I haven’t heard that one before

[keerthiko]

woah the guy was banned on 4chan is there a hall of fame for "fires too hot for hell"?

[danielEM]

Looks like that guy got lost a little in his life, I'm asking myself if he can be helped somehow? And if so then how?

[rollcat]

On an individual level - no, I don't think so, at least not easily. One can't be helped if they don't want to, or don't see a reason why they would need help. Successful therapy is 99% your own work, a therapist will help you find the door but it's you who must take the step.

On social level, we need to call out this sort of viewpoint/behaviour, and make it clear it's beyond unacceptable. Then it's up to the individual to decide if they want to reintegrate with society (which would be predicated on seeking help).

[Beretta_Vexee]

He is also the maintainer of a web browser whose specification seems to be ‘to leave as little trace as possible in the event of a police raid’, which is pretty suspicious.

[immibis]

Your home can be raided for, say, running a Tor node, and you best believe they'll be looking for anything to charge you with because that's their job. I don't see anything wrong with this one.

Fun fact: having nmap installed on your computer is illegal in Germany.

[edm0nd]

This is from his homepage. This dude is weird af. Certainly gives off some pedo incel vibes.

>Since I've been banned from Wikipedia, here are some non-sexual, completely legal PHOTOS OF NAKED CHILDREN, hosted by Wikipedia itself: 1, 2, 3, 4. Please stop being afraid of nudity.

and

>Pedophilia is a sexual orientation and is completely natural, it is not a disorder, it should be morally and legally accepted.

and

>Censorship is always wrong, possesion and sharing of any kind of information, including any type of pornography, has to be legal and moral.

and

>I am quite lonely, if you want to FUCK let me know please (but I've never done it yet).

What in the fuck lol

[forgotoldacc]

> but important to note.

Not sure why. Terry Davis made incredible software and his disability made it more exceptional. Being a weirdo doesn't make code better or worse. I wouldn't want my kids going to a school run by this person, but who cares about who writes interesting code.

[WesolyKubeczek]

I’ve seen quite a few instances of excellent art produced by people whom I would classify as extremely abominable, so I think we should eat the fish, throw out the bones here.

He’s quite the specimen, though. Wow. I remember reading stuff by crazy people on the old internet some years ago, he sure would fit right in.

[mbivert]

He also likes "trolling" and "Flat Earth"; this all might still be second degree, however distasteful. I mean, "I am physically the most disgusting form of existence that ever lived", seriously.

If so, then people reacting so strongly — even negatively — would play into his hands. Hence the old age saying, "thou shall not feed the troll". He might even get one of those "very generous one time donation" thanks to all that attention.

[anthk]

Race realism died long ago when education mattered far most than genetics, at least on behaviour.

- African tribe culture not used to give playtime/talk to kids when they are babies: behavioural problems raise at adulthood.

- Western world used to it, no matter the class or money: potentially good adulthood.

The problem is that the wealthy class didn't like to have educated citizens in Africa; but a brute workforce, like donkeys, to get nearly free raw goods.

[realracist]

Would you agree that some populations have darker skin? Sprint faster? Have different kind of hair, or skin (requiring different products)? Do you agree with the non-controversial opinion that indigenous Australians have superior vision to white people?

Everyone believes in race realism. It's only when it's about a few specific traits of a few specific groups that people deny it. And it's only about one specific organ of the human body (the most complex one), that somehow is completely identical for everyone.

[londons_explore]

I would consider personal non-technical idealoligies of the author of this code are off topic.

[lifthrasiir]

So disgusting that you should probably drop `https://` to make it not directly linked. I'm not only talking about "usual" stuffs, but he also overlaps with Terry A. Davis to me in the way that they are technically proficient and have potential to make a great thing but still remain very terrible as a person...

[xyproto]

Terry A. Davis had a mental illness, so it is a bit unfair to claim that he was very terrible as a person.

If someone breaks a leg, they may be unable to walk, but may walk again when they are cured. It does not make them a non-walker as a person.

I think the distinction between illness and identity is important.

[personalityson]

"- I am physically the most disgusting form of existence that ever lived, I am so ugly people vomit when they merely see me. I can't even buy a prostitute no matter how much I would pay.

- I have a condition which makes me physically unable to bear seeing or hearing just 1 second of ads.

- I am immune to propaganda and see the world in undistorted way, resulting in previous point.

- My favorite algorithm is most likely Hough transform.

- It physically hurts me when someone says "the reason ... is because" or "just because ... doesn't mean".

- I immediately turn off any documentary where a woman starts talking as a "scientist"."

Ah, I miss personal webpages.

Reminds me of an article which said that positive side of autism is that autists are impossible to brainwash, and that they are the only ones to speak up in a nazi society -- because they ignore the social cues.

[arblor]

Not so interesting

[psychoslave]

I just skimmed it, but to my mind and judging only by the few sample texts I red, it seems that it’s really someone who suffers extreme loneliness and try to put "pure logic without conscious will to make suffer anyone" to some extreme reaching thus some bizarre conclusion.

I mean, when I see people making video of themselves stating "ĉiuj nigraj devas morti, vivu Hitler" ("all nigers must die, viva Hitler" in Esperanto) in some easily accessible Telegram channels, it feels like a far harder case of "Ok, this person is really on a wrong track, how can I help steer them to a saner state of mind?".

Also consider this: who is the most dangerous, someone like this person who publish without filter what is in their mind, or some sociopath making political plots through lies all day through promising consensual bullshits and ready to use all forms of violence to achieve their secret egoist goals?

[veltas]

I don't think anyone is personally scared, just not someone they want to follow or associate with.

[edm0nd]

>Pedophilia is a sexual orientation and is completely natural, it is not a disorder, it should be morally and legally accepted.

Dude is a pedo

[kstrauser]

I’m not so much concerned with their fiscal policy.

> Pedophilia is a sexual orientation and is completely natural, it is not a disorder, it should be morally and legally accepted.

is where I drew the line. Well, a line. There were plenty of lines to draw there.

[sham1]

People using their free speech and free association is now "policing thoughtcrime"? It's always interesting how that works.

Ought we not be allowed to make an informed decisions about whether we want to use a piece of tech? Or whether we wish to associate with an individual?

[sibane]

His website also lists "child nudity" as one of his passions, so let's not pretend that we're just talking about some unconventional political beliefs.