You posted an essay on the internet about a new Apple product and how it relates to the hacker mentality.<p>It includes such tidbits as "<i>...people won’t be able to satisfy their computer curiosities. To which I again say: Good! Then they’ll have to satisfy their curiosities about emotional maturity and social interaction...</i>" and that paragraph I cited above about obsessive-compulsive tendencies and an anti-social attitude.<p>It attacks the stereotypical perception of the nerd (especially the "hacker" type) while discussing the future of open versus closed computer systems. Who did you think your audience was? Furthermore, you end it with, "<i>Only our chance to pontificate endlessly, to people who don’t think you’re as smart as your derogatory t-shirt claims.</i>" That's aimed pretty squarely at the group you're criticizing.<p>I really did enjoy reading it, and it was insightful and interesting. Whether or not it was aimed at the programmer audience, it's on a topic that's of interest largely to that audience, and it certainly <i>seems</i> as though it's designed to elicit a negative reaction. Calling it trolling might be an overstatement, but it makes many of its points through attacking a large portion of the people that are likely to read it.