Thinking about one of the least helpful comments I ever got.
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If I like a book, often times, I check out if that author has put out more books. If I like music, I often check out more albums by said musician. And so on.
I don't get the "you succeeded at one thing and therefore your career is over" take. What a miserable attitude to have
@cwebber Much "women couldn't possibly do something IMPORTANT" vibes
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If I like a book, often times, I check out if that author has put out more books. If I like music, I often check out more albums by said musician. And so on.
I don't get the "you succeeded at one thing and therefore your career is over" take. What a miserable attitude to have
@cwebber and it's not like ActivityPub is the *only* good thing you and Jessica have worked on
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@spacehobo @cwebber I thought the first strike was from sky to ground and then the second strike was immediately thereafter along the ionized path back up into the sky?
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If I like a book, often times, I check out if that author has put out more books. If I like music, I often check out more albums by said musician. And so on.
I don't get the "you succeeded at one thing and therefore your career is over" take. What a miserable attitude to have
@cwebber Dont pay any attention to idiots. Do what you find interesting and what makes you happy.
I have been told many times in my life that my ideas were unnecessary, that when i was interviewing i was not good enough etc.
I ignored them all and i am fine, against all predictions by all these people.
It doesnt matter what other people think, what matters is what you think. -
Thinking about one of the least helpful comments I ever got. In response to someone saying "Well, all this Spritely stuff seems interesting, but will anyone ever really get it? Could any of the things you're working on really take off?"
To which I had said: "When we were working on ActivityPub, it wasn't obvious that it was going to succeed, and a lot of people told me the whole concept of a decentralized social networking spec is ridiculous. And Jessica Tallon and I, who both worked on ActivityPub, are working on Spritely."
To which they said: "Yeah, well lightning doesn't usually strike twice, so is it really likely you'll succeed again?"
Like WTF dude
@cwebber@social.coop This is such a "one-hit wonder" attitude...
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Thinking about one of the least helpful comments I ever got. In response to someone saying "Well, all this Spritely stuff seems interesting, but will anyone ever really get it? Could any of the things you're working on really take off?"
To which I had said: "When we were working on ActivityPub, it wasn't obvious that it was going to succeed, and a lot of people told me the whole concept of a decentralized social networking spec is ridiculous. And Jessica Tallon and I, who both worked on ActivityPub, are working on Spritely."
To which they said: "Yeah, well lightning doesn't usually strike twice, so is it really likely you'll succeed again?"
Like WTF dude
@cwebber And clearly, that success was just a random fluke, didn't have to do anything with the quality of the work.
Ugh.
(And just to be clear: when they are successful in gambling, it's not luck, it's skill. When someone is good at something, they claim it's just luck. WTF, indeed!)
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Thinking about one of the least helpful comments I ever got. In response to someone saying "Well, all this Spritely stuff seems interesting, but will anyone ever really get it? Could any of the things you're working on really take off?"
To which I had said: "When we were working on ActivityPub, it wasn't obvious that it was going to succeed, and a lot of people told me the whole concept of a decentralized social networking spec is ridiculous. And Jessica Tallon and I, who both worked on ActivityPub, are working on Spritely."
To which they said: "Yeah, well lightning doesn't usually strike twice, so is it really likely you'll succeed again?"
Like WTF dude
@cwebber sounds like a troll.
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@spacehobo @cwebber I'm confused on the relevancy of that statement? I'm a chemist. I usually think in terms of flow of electrons and we generally don't use engineering convention for that reason XD
I I just have to remember that the tail of the arrow goes to where the electrons are and the head points at where they are traveling to
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@cwebber Much "women couldn't possibly do something IMPORTANT" vibes
@be @cwebber The condescending assumption that it was "lightning striking" and somehow random, rather than just good work people wanted to build on.
This sounds very tech-bro, where the product doesn't matter, they throw stuff at the wall, and "success" is measured by "growth" rather than accomplishing any real goal.
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Thinking about one of the least helpful comments I ever got. In response to someone saying "Well, all this Spritely stuff seems interesting, but will anyone ever really get it? Could any of the things you're working on really take off?"
To which I had said: "When we were working on ActivityPub, it wasn't obvious that it was going to succeed, and a lot of people told me the whole concept of a decentralized social networking spec is ridiculous. And Jessica Tallon and I, who both worked on ActivityPub, are working on Spritely."
To which they said: "Yeah, well lightning doesn't usually strike twice, so is it really likely you'll succeed again?"
Like WTF dude
@cwebber Sure luck is a factor, but big ideas are like big buildings. Lightning strikes the Empire State Building around 25 times per year.
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Thinking about one of the least helpful comments I ever got. In response to someone saying "Well, all this Spritely stuff seems interesting, but will anyone ever really get it? Could any of the things you're working on really take off?"
To which I had said: "When we were working on ActivityPub, it wasn't obvious that it was going to succeed, and a lot of people told me the whole concept of a decentralized social networking spec is ridiculous. And Jessica Tallon and I, who both worked on ActivityPub, are working on Spritely."
To which they said: "Yeah, well lightning doesn't usually strike twice, so is it really likely you'll succeed again?"
Like WTF dude
@cwebber it does if you pick the right hill to stand on, duh
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@qurlyjoe @AdrianRiskin @devlogic @cR0w @PogoWasRight @SecurityWriter I think there's a distinction here. If you're making an evidentiary claim, surely you would need to cite it, even if the citation is a paper you wrote.
But if you're just using language in a certain way, and you've used language in that way before, do you really need to credit yourself for that turn of phrase? Seems silly...
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@gimulnautti @Vivaldi Come September they're supposed to be pushing a 'security update' that will block any unapproved app from running on Android devices.
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@enzoesco me lo immagino come una sorta di client IRC tipo mIRC @gnulinuxitalia
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@aethernaut You're not wrong.
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@Paulatics YOU! RULE!
I am halfway through your speech here and it is just so enheartening to hear leadership speak up for decency and care of fellow human beings like this
