what kills me is that he said he would stay in a private home (with a door that closes), but can you imagine him as a houseguest?
the list of banned foods?
not asking him if he needs anything ever?
with my inferior wifi?
River: I didn't think you'd come for me. Simon: Well, you're a dummy.
'Serenity'
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le nubian - Oct 26, 2011 5:42:26 pm PDT #18275 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
javachik - Oct 26, 2011 5:57:35 pm PDT #18276 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
That was fascinating! Thanks for linkig, le nubian.
meara - Oct 26, 2011 6:24:35 pm PDT #18277 of 25501
Yeah, the beginning was like a totally reasonable frequently asked questions/so you want to host a talk thing. Useful, and means fewer things you'd have to bug him about. By the end, though...dang.
Typo Boy - Oct 26, 2011 6:26:18 pm PDT #18278 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
put him in cheap (for the area) motel/hotel with good wifi, and eating places next store.
§ ita § - Oct 26, 2011 7:06:41 pm PDT #18279 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
No--his computer rarely works with wireless networks and he refuses to load any non-free driver. Also, the hotel/motel might ask for his name, and he refuses to give that. That was a fascinating read, LeN. I even went over to read his FAQ on GNU/Linux. I like where he states flatly that Linux people don't care about freedom, and pretty much that Torvalds is a punk that owes everything to him.
Calli - Oct 27, 2011 4:31:57 pm PDT #18280 of 25501
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Yeah, and he won't have a cell phone of his own because they make it easy for The Man to track him, but he might want to borrow yours.
NoiseDesign - Oct 27, 2011 4:35:44 pm PDT #18281 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
He lives in a very different world than I do.
le nubian - Oct 27, 2011 4:39:06 pm PDT #18282 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Couldn't he get a prepaid from 7-11 and take out the SIM card?
NoiseDesign - Oct 27, 2011 4:45:15 pm PDT #18283 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
I'm sure there would be a credit card involved somehow, and that would be bad.
Also, it would have to be an unlocked cell phone that works on a carrier that runs only free software on all of the hardware in their towers, and that he isn't currently boycotting.
Typo Boy - Oct 27, 2011 4:53:11 pm PDT #18284 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I do know one person who would be almost perfect to host him. They own a very indulged parrot, have a spare room, would be fine with leaving a guest alone, have a professional quality internet connection that can use free software (they run a magazine out of their home). They would have no objection to a guest checking email at the table - their modus oporendi when they have no guest which they normally put aside for guests. And they usually don't have time to cook, and just order delivery takeout and would be find with a guest choosing which takeout to order. The one fatal flaw: as a I said a highly indulged parrot, for whose comfort they keep the house at a minimum of 72 degrees F.