Whereas Europeans generally pronounce my name the right way ('Ni-klows Wirt'), Americans invariably mangle it into 'Nick-les Worth'. This is to say that Europeans call me by name, but Americans call me by value.

[–] vrek@programming.dev 5 points 8 hours ago

Lol, as an American in my head I initially pronounced it worth

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

Amazing quote!

Probably the closest way to pronounce the name as an American would be "Virt", with "i" pronounced as in "will".

[–] DivineDev@piefed.social 28 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

Honorable mention: German Hacker, who is, sadly, a politician.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 0 points 3 hours ago

hey, we are seeing what trying to build a "utopia" through technological process looks like. We need more good lawyers and politicians so that the rules of the game help guide us to the right path.

[–] vrek@programming.dev 12 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Is he or is it just social engineering to get enough votes so he can get into the system?

[–] Bougie_Birdie@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Same thing, isn't it?

[–] vrek@programming.dev 5 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Thinking of it, politician is basically a professional social engineer

[–] vanillama@programming.dev 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Always probing how much we can take, too

[–] vrek@programming.dev 2 points 6 hours ago

Any politician who proposes probing is not getting my vote

[–] schmorpel@slrpnk.net 1 points 7 hours ago

That's what he wants us to think. On the forums he is G3rM4n_h4CK3r_11!

[–] artifex@piefed.zip 18 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

My vote: Moxie Marlinspike

[–] vrek@programming.dev 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Marlinspike is an awesome name too

[–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

The fish or the tool, either way it is.

[–] vrek@programming.dev 2 points 6 hours ago

Hope his first son's name is Max

[–] thezeesystem@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Someone I seen awhile ago is named Cody. Does that fit?

[–] vrek@programming.dev 3 points 6 hours ago

Only if he was a coder... If he was a programmer no

[–] alcea@feddit.org 5 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

There is only one valid answer: Matt Blaze

[–] vrek@programming.dev 1 points 8 hours ago

Blaze is a bad ass name too, not sure it measures up to godbolt but still amazing