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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 4 Dec 2012

    Haters and fanboys are the same thing, with the sign bit flipped.

    3:04 PM - 4 Dec 2012
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      1. ɹǝʞɹɐd ʍǝɹpuɐ‏ @andrewparker 4 Dec 2012
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg I wish... then we could just typecast to unsigned int and make the world much nicer place.

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      2. Thomas Down‏ @dasmoth 4 Dec 2012
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        Not in Two's Complement. RT @paulg Haters and fanboys are the same thing, with the sign bit flipped.

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      2. Eamon Leonard‏Verified account @EamonLeonard 4 Dec 2012
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        @paulg "Fanboys gonna fan" doesn't have the same ring though...

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      1. Bela Patkai‏ @patk_ai 11 Dec 2012
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        @paulg This is a Taoist perspective, couldn't agree more.

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      1. John Papandriopoulos‏ @jpap 5 Dec 2012
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        @paulg Where the haters have one extra epsilon of negativity for any N.

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      1. ShelfLife‏ @ShelfLifeX 5 Dec 2012
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        @paulg That's why we're gathering them all over at http://ShelfLife.net ...

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      1. Steve H.‏ @STAX_OHi 5 Dec 2012
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        @paulg And both are an integral part of primal brand affinity. Haters breed evangelists!

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      1. Daniel‏ @h28daniel 5 Dec 2012
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        @paulg @chpwn good one! :-D

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      1. Alexander Klimov‏ @alex_klimov 4 Dec 2012
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        @paulg fanboys are even more evil because they are haters at the same time.

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      1. 𝙸𝚕𝚊𝚛𝚒 𝙷𝚎𝚗𝚛𝚒𝚔 𝙰𝚎𝚐𝚎𝚛𝚝𝚎𝚛‏ @ilarihenrik 4 Dec 2012
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        @paulg Would this reduction of complexity be justified for the social context it refers to? Is it still meaningful?

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      1. Craig McDaniel‏ @cpmcdaniel 4 Dec 2012
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        @paulg (- "I'm your biggest fan")

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      1. Ruchit G Garg‏Verified account @ruchitgarg 4 Dec 2012
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        @paulg great to have them both for your product #polarize

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      1. Lisa Randall‏ @lirarandall 4 Dec 2012
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        @paulg Sometimes the sign is the most important part start-up-man!

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      1. Malike St‏ @malike_st 4 Dec 2012
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        RT @paulg Haters and fanboys are the same thing, with the sign bit flipped.

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