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Linus Torvalds: The King of Geeks (And Dad of 3)

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Re: Linus Torvalds: The King of Geeks (And Dad of 3)

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Post by zerostar07 »

pessimist wrote: post #8

RedHat's $1m stock is his only big payout, apparently. Rather sad, considering the number of mid-level facebook engineers who will become many times as rich in a few months.

You don't (and won't) even know their names

How in god's name can the guy who (corrected) had linux named after him ever feel sad?

Re: Linus Torvalds: The King of Geeks (And Dad of 3)

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Post by veb »

zaphar wrote: post #7
slug wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It took less than a second, running latest firefox on linux and noscript/adblock/flashblock/etc. But on the same vein of off topic, I just want to know if the microwave and coffee maker on that picture run linux.

While I could very easily be wrong Linus always struck me as the kind of guy who would want a microwave and coffee maker that just works and wouldn't really care if they run linux or not.

He strikes me as the kind of guy who just wants the best tool for the job. If it doesn't exist, he makes it.

Re: Linus Torvalds: The King of Geeks (And Dad of 3)

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Post by hollerith »

waterlesscloud wrote: post #5
Jakegissing wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Seems fine for me, took 4 seconds to fully load.

I ask because wired.com pages consistently take 20-30 seconds for me. Ping is on the order of 60 ms just now. Just curious about what makes it so slow for me.

That's odd. I haven't noticed any slowness (and I've loaded the OP several times today).

Re: Linus Torvalds: The King of Geeks (And Dad of 3)

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Post by untog »

bicknergseng wrote: post #4

"...he rubbed elbows with the likes of Robert Downey Jr., who didn’t know who he was, and Mad Men star Jon Hamm, who did." I'm mildly disappointed in RD Jr... he had so much geek cred after playing an awesome Iron Man, but I guess that's why it's called acting.

I'm far, far more impressed than Jon Hamm does. I've been a techie all my life, and I would walk straight past Linus if I saw him on the street. I only have a very vague idea of what he looks like.

And why should it otherwise? He's famous for what he's done, not who he is.

Re: Linus Torvalds: The King of Geeks (And Dad of 3)

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Post by dudeguy999 »

aiscott wrote: post #11

Amusing anecdote: A few months back I was at the local Petsmart; getting out of my car I noticed a guy walking toward the store. I thought he looked familiar, so I looked back over my shoulder at him again... I didn't really recognize him but I thought he might have been somebody famous for some reason. Anyway, when I got back to my car I saw that yellow mercedes, and when read the plate holder saying "Mr. Linux. Kin…

I had no idea he moved to America. Anyone know the reason? Redhat?

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Post by epaik »

waterlesscloud wrote: post #5
Jakegissing wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Seems fine for me, took 4 seconds to fully load.

I ask because wired.com pages consistently take 20-30 seconds for me. Ping is on the order of 60 ms just now. Just curious about what makes it so slow for me.

Taking a brief look at the article's source, it looks like wired uses a huge number of javascript includes. These vary from word press plugins, to tracking analytics, to even a konami code robot.

This, along with the image heavy layout and the fully expanded comments section can probably account for your load times.

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Post by philip1209 »

pessimist wrote: post #8

RedHat's $1m stock is his only big payout, apparently. Rather sad, considering the number of mid-level facebook engineers who will become many times as rich in a few months.

I'm surprised Google hasn't tried to hire him. They hired the inventor of Python, and it would seem up their alley to hire Linus.

Re: Linus Torvalds: The King of Geeks (And Dad of 3)

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Post by seagreen »

comice wrote: post #13
pessimist wrote: post #8

RedHat's $1m stock is his only big payout, apparently. Rather sad, considering the number of mid-level facebook engineers who will become many times as rich in a few months.

as always though, what would more money actually buy him? Early retirement from something he seems to love doing?

Whether it would be better for him is debatable, but getting more money to people like Linus is better for all of us because money ≈ power.
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