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Re:Accurate CRT Simulation by maxerickson on Monday March 28, 2016 @12:29PM (#11375239)
I think it makes more sense to make NuSaver

Yes, this is what I meant. How big a justification does he need to refuse code when such a thing is possible?

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Re:Accurate CRT Simulation by dekhn on Monday March 28, 2016 @01:29PM (#11375718)
It's not worth it. Most ppl screenblank so savers are mostly for nostalgia these days.
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Re:Accurate CRT Simulation by maxerickson on Monday March 28, 2016 @01:32PM (#11375745)
Sure, I assumed as much.

But my point is that maybe he has reasons other than being a jerk. If it isn't worth it to you to do it otherwise, why does the discussion start with it being worth it to him?

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Re:Accurate CRT Simulation by dekhn on Monday March 28, 2016 @02:18PM (#11376145)
I suggest learning the full history of the thing which is jwz to understand why jwz is a jerk. He's amazingly smart, but extremely impatient and outright hostile to nearly every software engineer he encounters.

He's often right (see CADT) but in a way that is jerkish, and that's really limited the adoption of jwz code.

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