Summoning the Demon
The blog post titled "Summoning the Demon" opens with a confrontational epigraph attacking someone for exploiting their damaged pride, likening their public performance to a "willing bomb strapped to crippled children." The author expresses contempt for what the subject is building.
Background
- George Hotz (geohot) is a well-known hacker and entrepreneur, famous for being the first to jailbreak the iPhone (2007) and PlayStation 3, and later founding the self-driving car startup comma.ai.
- The blog post title "Summoning the Demon" and the epigraph quoting lyrics from the industrial band Die Klute reference a dark, adversarial theme—likely targeting someone or something in the tech world Hotz has a history of feuding with.
- The lyrics mock someone performing a degrading, destructive spectacle ("hit the stage like a willing bomb / whore out your damaged pride"), suggesting Hotz is calling out what he sees as a sellout or hypocritical act by a tech figure or company.
- The reference to Stephen Hawking in the lyrics is metaphorical, using the late physicist's name to evoke someone trading on damaged reputation or intellectual legacy for attention or profit.
- Without further context, this appears to be the opening salvo in a takedown or rant aimed at a specific person or organization Hotz considers a fraud or sellout in the tech/automotive/AI space.