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by skunkworks 4574 days ago
There's great irony in you saying

> Let's not get personal.

right after saying

> I'm surprised to see someone of Bram Cohen's caliber releasing something like this.

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I feel bad about it. I shouldn't have called him out by name; I should've concentrated solely on why this tool falls short. Sorry, Bram.

I'm just worried that people will see his name, see that he's saying things like "this tool is ready to be used," and then actually use this, just because "It's Bram Cohen," and end up getting themselves caught.

I don't see anything wrong with pointing out that a famous person's work is below par, particularly when said person decides to show up in the thread and ignore what you are saying and act like a jerk in response. You shouldn't retreat so easily.