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Weird little guys of FOSS (drewdevault.com)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by e8d79@discuss.tchncs.de to c/techtakes@awful.systems
 

There are a few weird guys in there that I wasn't already aware of. I knew that Louis Rossmann was kind of an asshole, but being openly active on kiwifarms is actually fucked up.

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[–] Jayjader@jlai.lu 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

The weirdness is much less visible in Primeagen's content nowadays (albeit I've almost completely stopped watching it so maybe it's now getting more overt?), I'm not overly surprised devault has nothing concrete to point at - in fact I wouldn't be surprised if he has scrubbed the more egregious things from his youtube channel.

It's never been big attention-grabbing things but more a certain level of crypto-fashy offhanded remarks and general vibes - been brought up in the weekly snarks a few months back.

The biggest recent criticism I could make is having DHH on fire over an hour with allegedly no pushback on how terrible his "distro" is given how much primagen supposedly prides himself on his technical prowess. Then again, he's not using omarchy himself so what does he care if the rubes in his audience get duped into trashing their machines?

[–] Hugh@programming.dev 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I watched half of the DHH interview in awe of the non stop glazing. Blocked his channel after that embarrassing display.

[–] lproven@awful.systems 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

the non stop glazing

I don't understand what this word means here.

Glazed eyes?

[–] gerikson@awful.systems 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think it's a reference to the smooth reflective appearance an object or person has after being liberally tongue-bathed

either that or covered in ejaculate

[–] lproven@awful.systems 2 points 2 months ago
[–] Hugh@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago

It's an internet slang that means to excessively fawn over someone.