
The smartest programmer who has ever lived
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A short tribute video to Terry A. Davis, creator of TempleOS, titled as a claim he made about himself.
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Posted as a joking reference to TempleOS and Terry Davis in unrelated threads.
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From the Hacker News discussion
Yeah, I believe he did die. From what I understand he was mentally ill and lead a fairly troubled life. Watching his walkthrough of TempleOS is pretty fascinating. And for those who didn't get the reference: [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗For anyone who didn't get the reference it's a claim the author of TempleOS used to make of himself. [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗Obligatory Temple OS unhinged video. [VIDEO] Joking apart, the whole thing was both an exercise in madness and genius. Sometimes I wonder what he would have done if he had not gone crazy. We will never know...
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