No workie on Chrome and IE.

Tommy Boy reference, I'm guessing.

Huh?

And for the record, chrome and ie no worky for me either. Firefox does though.

When you say no workie or no worky, what accent are you mimicking?

A little kid's? Don't know what you are talking about, and a quick google gives no relevant results. Perhaps old meanings die quietly over time? Also, this thread is the top google reference for "no workie" racism, doesn't look like there is much keyword competition.

That's why we have DVCS these days.

The fact that Hpricot used a DVCS is a godsend in cases like this, but we still confront the fact that the software's canonical source, including its documentation, is gone. That Sucks, DVCS or not.

Even if he is, taking down ANY trace of your online presence is highly unusual.

_why has always been an unusual guy. He has always prized his pseudonymity online, so I'm honestly not entirely shocked to see that he has decided to simply pack it up and move on.

It's a sad day for all of us, but I hope and trust that he has good reasons for this decision. His contributions to the world of Ruby and programming-as-art will not be soon forgotten.

Well true, and he likely cultivated his anonymity for just such an occasion...

His legend will only grow...

THE PURGES HAVE BEGUN! SAVE YOURSELVES!

Seriously though, I hope he's /okay/....

Good point; hopefully he's not suicidal. Anybody know the guy personally?

Nobody knows much about _why. He's always been a mystery.

Definitely there are people that know _why. He has family and friends and such. He just is unique in his style and doesn't want to be famous for his art, he wants the art itself to be famous.

That ideal doesn't seem very consistent with his removing all of his work from the internet

Right, which is why a lot of people are inclined to believe that _why's not responsible for this or that there's something else going on.