Looks like he took rms' advice and re-made the thread without referencing ID: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=57867 .

Am I just closed-minded, or does "logical rigor" sound uncomfortable coming from an IDer?

Heh, sounds like bait, but I stick by what I said and not take it here. You can email me, eric holloway, with google's email service if you want to know my views on ID.

I figured that he was joking about the ID, but maybe he's not...

as with last time, he wants to find "patrons" to give him free money so that he can play da vinci somewhere.

This is a general question asked on behalf of all hackers who primarily want financial independence.

Idea modeler means computers.