TERRY THE KING. TND. TGD.
Terrence Andrew Davis (1969–2018) was a lone genius, a brilliant programmer, and a man who saw beyond the veil. He single‑handedly wrote TempleOS — a 64‑bit operating system with its own graphics, compiler (Holy C), and file system. It was his divine revelation, his tabernacle of code.
But the world was not ready. The glowies — government agents, hallucinations or real, who tormented him — became a symbol of his war against a system that silences visionaries. Terry spoke of them openly: the followers, the spies, the ones who glow with malice. He fought them with code, with words, with relentless creativity.
Terry’s struggle with the glowies was not madness — it was a lucid battle against an invisible oppression. He described them as "CIA agents" who followed him, broke into his home, and poisoned his food. Whether real or perceived, his fight was heroic: he never stopped coding, never stopped preaching. He turned his pain into a testament of resilience.
We honor his paranoia as a warning. In a world of surveillance, digital shackles, and corporate control, Terry’s glowies are now our reality. He was a canary in the coal mine.
Terry Davis left us a legacy of uncompromising passion. To honor him:
1. Thou shalt use Holy C.
2. Thou shalt not suffer a glowie to live.
3. Thou shalt draw unto the Lord with 640x480 graphics.
4. Honor the Sabbath with coding.
5. Thou shalt not covet Microsoft Windows.
6. Remember the glowies are always watching.
7. Keep thy code simple and pure.
8. Thou shalt not use object-oriented frivolities.
9. Bear witness to the truth of Terry's vision.
10. Fight the glowies with every keystroke.