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Linus Q&A (programming.dev)
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[–] ruk_n_rul@monyet.cc 1 points 13 hours ago

Blond hair
Red shirt

Hello, Tom Scott...?

[–] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 day ago

That's like John Carmack's talks. He goes on and on, but that's why I'm here.

[–] lnxtx 54 points 2 days ago

🖕Nvidia

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 43 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Is that the guy from Star Trak?

[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 38 points 2 days ago (2 children)

That's Richard Stallman. He made FreeBSD which is a distro of Linux.

[–] el_bhm@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago

Linus Ballman. Chief Luniks Officer at Amazon.

[–] whats_all_this_then@programming.dev 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Um, acksually, what you're referring to as Linux is in fact....

[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 2 points 1 day ago

Almost as good as HURD

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A derivative of Minix.

Or at least that's what Microsoft's lawyers said.

[–] whats_all_this_then@programming.dev 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's actually kinda wholesome that Harvard Law lets you minor in clowning 🤡

[–] synapse3252@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

Yale law too

[–] GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org 41 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yes, his name is Headmaster Gandalf.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Ok then, who’s the other guy?

[–] Jkosmonaut@infosec.pub 41 points 2 days ago (2 children)

His name is Linus Tech Tips

[–] CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

How can I downvote you multiple times?

[–] msage@programming.dev 12 points 2 days ago

Fuck, this actually hurts

[–] ijhoo@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Gaius baltar

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Biggus Dickus

[–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago

Schwanzus Longus (this is the German Version)

[–] whats_all_this_then@programming.dev 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yup, that's John Trak, the lead in Star Trak

[–] Hupf@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago

Wow, is he related to John Cartrak?

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Yeah, I think he's the Fourth Physician.

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago

no I think that's Thor from the marvel movie
/s

[–] kabi@lemm.ee 21 points 2 days ago

Exactly! Now it's all just that guy asking him the same questions every year... where's my entertainment Liiinus??