tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-992108387321319597.post8736963127061090404..comments2023-09-21T17:37:45.364+02:00Comments on Social Media Technologies: Richard Stallman will be in Sweden next weekpargmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17208443783482286491noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-992108387321319597.post-251685727810745502011-11-03T21:38:01.179+01:002011-11-03T21:38:01.179+01:00Wow, quite interesting but probably *nothing* comp...Wow, quite interesting but probably *nothing* compared to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rider_(theater)" rel="nofollow">rider</a> of *a lot* of diva artists. And I have read Stallman's biography so I'm not surprised - I'd like to put together a list like that so friends, colleagues and students would know *exactly* how to treat/handle me at every moment and in every kind of situation!<br /><br />Here's a couple of quotes to get the flavor:<br /><br />------<br /><br />A supply of tea with milk and sugar would be nice. If it is tea I<br />really like, I like it without milk and sugar. With milk and sugar,<br />any kind of tea is fine. I always bring tea bags with me, so if we<br />use my tea bags, I will certainly like that tea without milk or sugar.<br /><br />If I am quite sleepy, I would like two cans or small bottles of<br />non-diet Pepsi. (I dislike the taste of coke, and of all diet soda;<br />also, there is an international boycott of the Coca Cola company for<br />killing union organizers in Colombia and Guatemala; see<br />killercoke.org.) However, if I am not very sleepy, I won't want<br />Pepsi, because it is better if I don't drink so much sugar.<br /><br />------ and:<br /><br />Above 72 fahrenheit (22 centigrade) I find sleeping quite difficult.<br />(If the air is dry, I can stand 23 degrees.) A little above that<br />temperature, a strong electric fan blowing on me enables me to sleep.<br />More than 3 degrees above that temperature, I need air conditioning to<br />sleep.<br /><br />------- and:<br /><br />Dogs that bark angrily and/or jump up on me frighten me, unless they<br />are small and cannot reach much above my knees. But if they only bark<br />or jump when we enter the house, I can cope, as long as you hold the<br />dog away from me at that time. Aside from that issue, I'm ok with<br />dogs.<br /><br />--------- and:<br /><br />Wine is not very important to me--not like food. I like some wines,<br />depending on the taste, and dislike others, but I don't remember the<br />names of wines I have liked, so it is useless to ask me.<br /><br />Therefore, if you're having dinner with me, please don't ask me what<br />to do about wine. I can't decide intelligently, and it matters more<br />to others than to me. Have wine or don't, as you prefer; choose it to<br />please yourself and the others, not for me.<br /><br />------<br /><br />Also notice how he strategically downplays Linux and does the opposite with his creation, GNU.<br /><br />Also, it's totally clear this guy works all the time and his "job" is his life:<br /><br />----------<br /><br />If I am typing on my computer and it is time to do something else,<br />please tell me. Don't wait for me to "finish working" first, because<br />you would wait forever. I have to squeeze in answering mail at every<br />possible opportunity, which includes whenever I have to wait. <br /><br />---------- and:<br /><br />Please don't be surprised if I pull out my computer at dinner and<br />begin handling some of my email. I have difficulty hearing when there<br />is noise; at dinner, when people are speaking to each other, I usually<br />cannot hear their words. Rather than feel bored, or impose on<br />everyone by asking them to speak slowly at me, I do some work.<br /><br />-------- <br /><br />Also, notice his hostility towards hotels. Any many other quirks of his uncompromising attitude towards everything he dislikes.<br />.pargmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17208443783482286491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-992108387321319597.post-23961309255689220022011-11-03T18:27:41.288+01:002011-11-03T18:27:41.288+01:00Speaking of Stallman, this "info packet"...Speaking of Stallman, this "info packet" of what he expects of a speaking gig has been making the rounds online the past week and is a pretty amazing read:<br /><br />https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/pipermail/developers-public/2011-October/007647.html<br /><br />It's probably not as kooky though as the legendary Van Halen rider that requires a bowl of M&M's backstage but with the brown ones picked out.<br /><br />http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/van-halens-legendary-mms-riderToni Laaksohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02779737624282064221noreply@blogger.com