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Re: by AngryParsley on Tuesday November 06, 2012 @03:26PM (#4750537)
He seems like a less-crazy version of the losetheos guy. Here's a bit of advice: When asking for donations, 1. Do not call your mother evil. 2. Have a way to receive money.

Take a look at his other postings. Apparently, the main Lua mailing list is evil (http://luaos.net/pages/a-new-beginning.php). It looks like he posted that after this thread: http://lua.2524044.n2.nabble.com/Let-s-make-a-new-place-td70... The others in that thread seem to treat him respectfully even though he tried to split the Lua community.

Also, take a look at his other projects to get a better idea of his behavior. http://tinybrain.friedensrevolution.de/ has some rather unprofessional rants on it. Ditto for his own blog's news page: http://luaos.net/pages/morenews.php

I feel sorry for the guy. He seems like a talented coder, but his behavior and attitude undermines his projects.

Re: by opiumden on Tuesday November 06, 2012 @03:47PM (#4750651)
I'd say disconnected from reality. I found this on the "A New Beginning" post.

"I propose to put myself on top of that new hierarchy. I am a very good guide and councellor. I lift up instead of suppressing. I also know my limits (if there are any). I attack people, but only when necessary. After the change is done, there will be no more need for that."

Talented coder or not, this is someone in a lot of pain suffering some type of mental illness. My diagnose-over-the-internet license is only valid for the continental United States so I'll spare you the medical mumbo-jumbo but the persecution of seeing evil everywhere, the grandiose feelings of entitlement, the inability to function ... I'm afraid that living in a van down by the river isn't even close to rock bottom for this guy.

I feel sorry for him too, the world is a scary and nonsensical place when you can't trust your brain.

Re: by angersock on Tuesday November 06, 2012 @03:39PM (#4750615)
Losetheos is as nifty a programmer as he is crazy--I'm not sure this guy has the same chops.