Linus Torvalds live at Aalto University
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Linus Torvalds live at Aalto University
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Re: Linus Torvalds live at Aalto University
#2Basically, he spent a few minutes explaining how security people tend to think that problems are either security problems or not worth thinking about. They see things in black and white and only care about increasing security at any cost. He said performance fanatics can be the same in their approach to improving performance, and he tries not to treat security or performance patches as being too massively different from any other types of patches such as ones for correctness.
Also, a big fuck-you to this trend for shoehorning mindless Reddit memes into everything. Who the fuck wastes a question to Linus Torvalds on "Do you like cats?".
Re: Linus Torvalds live at Aalto University
#3God says... C:\Text\WALDEN.TXT
here against the railroad sandbank, and in the spring, before the leaves are expanded, and it may be simply the result of the prevailing blue mixed with the yellow of the sand. Such is the color of its iris. This is that portion, also, where in the spring, the ice being warmed by the heat of the sun reflected from the bottom, and also transmitted through the earth, melts first and forms a narrow canal about the still frozen middle. Like the rest of our waters, when much agitated, in clear weather
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You gotta smack them to remind them who's boss.
God says... C:\Text\HUCKFINN.TXT
into the graveyard and washed over it like an overflow. And when they got to the grave they found they had about a hundred times as many shovels as they wanted, but nobody hadn't thought to fetch a lantern. But they sailed into digging anyway by the flicker of the lightning, and sent a man to the nearest house, a half a mile off, to borrow one.
So they dug and dug like everything; and it got awful dark, and the rain started, and the wind swished and swushed along, and the lightning come briske
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I get harassed by people who think they are God, judging me. Fuck them. How dare you!
God says... C:\Text\BIBLE.TXT
ot be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
14:7 He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day.
14:8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face.
14:9 And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The t
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God is just.
As you judge, you will be judged, morons!
Special kinda stuuupid.
God says...
C:\Text\BIBLE.TXT
nd of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets: 11:33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions.
11:34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
11:35 Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better
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Oh come-on. Don't tell them zombies.
I kick ass on aliens, though. Angels, aliens, demons, whatever.
God says... admire scholar Deity youre_welcome compliance subsists danger peace-makers organization specimens after-ages Nebridius interrupted diminish wont_you_be_my_neighbor deformities woes hot foolish constitute disdained Passion intolerable = unperceived Ask aided escaped total creatures diseased commit watery fetched true-speaking tells pernicious animal sickly proportion prey digits all-sufficient endeavour choleric beautiful built upheldest
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Timer doesn't work? Someone is not too clear on the notion of being full of the Holy Spirit. Ask yourself what that phrase means in practical terms and why it is to be desired... not feared.
God says... C:\Text\PLATO.TXT
the physician for a rough and ready cure; an emetic or a purge or a cautery or the knife,-- these are his remedies. And if some one prescribes for him a course of dietetics, and tells him that he must swathe and swaddle his head, and all that sort of thing, he replies at once that he has no time to be ill, and that he sees no good in a life which is spent in nursing his disease to the neglect of his customary employment; and therefore bidding good-bye to this sort of physician, he resumes his ordi
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Nothing is more unbearable than being subject to inferiors. My life is constant rage at fucken doctors who think the brain can predict a 400MHZ clock. The smugly grin and patronize you with Jedi mind tricks. It's unbearable.
God says... C:\Text\BIBLE.TXT
es: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.
14:20 Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
14:21 His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
14:22 But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.
15:1 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said, 15:2 Should a wise ma
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#5- why he could departure from Linux tomorrow and it would still work,
- why he doesn't use the GPLv3,
- how the stand is about hardware support and drivers,
- why he started Linux,
- was it intended,
- did he want to take over the world, ...
it's really always the same.
This guy has deserved more than having to sit in a room full of jerks that abuse him to get answers to questions that he has already answered numerous times and are all out there.
Re: Linus Torvalds live at Aalto University
#6I recall reading that when he received the MacArthur prize, he was happy about the money award and said it would go toward his children's college tuition. I had been thinking that he made enough money that that would not have been a problem even worth thinking about for Linus; but apparently not -- he's rich, but not insanely rich.
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#7I am sickened by these interviews. I love this guy, but mostly he always faces the same stupid questions and therefore has to explain for the 1000th time - why he could departure from Linux tomorrow and it would still work, - why he doesn't use the GPLv3, - how the stand is about hardware support and drivers, - why he started Linux, - was it intended, - did he want to take over the world, ... it's really always the s…
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#8I would have loved to ask him if he maybe wishes (or regrets) that he'd been more entrepreneurial and raked in billions on some project. Certainly he has the technical talent for it. I recall reading that when he received the MacArthur prize, he was happy about the money award and said it would go toward his children's college tuition. I had been thinking that he made enough money that that would not have been a prob…
Besides a big reason for Linux success was that it was available for no cost. If he had just developed some other commercial Unix we would probably all be using BSD or Hurd right now.
Re: Linus Torvalds live at Aalto University
#9I would have loved to ask him if he maybe wishes (or regrets) that he'd been more entrepreneurial and raked in billions on some project. Certainly he has the technical talent for it. I recall reading that when he received the MacArthur prize, he was happy about the money award and said it would go toward his children's college tuition. I had been thinking that he made enough money that that would not have been a prob…
Re: Linus Torvalds live at Aalto University
#10I am sickened by these interviews. I love this guy, but mostly he always faces the same stupid questions and therefore has to explain for the 1000th time - why he could departure from Linux tomorrow and it would still work, - why he doesn't use the GPLv3, - how the stand is about hardware support and drivers, - why he started Linux, - was it intended, - did he want to take over the world, ... it's really always the s…