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Andrew Tridgell laments online outrage, quits blogging

Andrew Tridgell, known for his work on rsync, has written a blog post detailing his experience with online outrage. He expresses a desire to disengage from blogging due to these negative interactions. The post touches upon themes of AI and large language models in the context of online discourse. AI

IMPACT Minimal direct impact for AI operators; reflects on the challenges of online discourse surrounding technology.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains a personal opinion piece by a known technologist about his experience with online discourse, not a core AI development.

Read on Mastodon — fosstodon.org →

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Andrew Tridgell laments online outrage, quits blogging

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The cluster contains a personal opinion piece by a known technologist about his experience with online discourse, not a core AI development.
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opinion, other
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Low
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102 days old
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COVERAGE [1]

  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    He responded. rsync and outrage. I gave up blogging a long time ago… | by Andrew Tridgell | Jun, 2026 | Medium https:// medium.com/@tridge60/rsync-and -outrage-

    He responded. rsync and outrage. I gave up blogging a long time ago… | by Andrew Tridgell | Jun, 2026 | Medium https:// medium.com/@tridge60/rsync-and -outrage-d9849599e5a0 # RSync # AI # LLM