Top notch priorities. Congress will go into early recess - again - and the few things they manage to finish are - checks notes - all favours for Israel. That is super weird to watch.

You can start with his wikipedia article

It is not.

Controlled opposition. The only reason Politico is picking up on this. Democratic infighting serves a very specific purpose.

Auschwitz/Dachau/Treblinka light. Next step? Who knows, there is absolutely no bottom to this pit as it seems.

Have you ever managed a project as large as this? I think we can give him some leeway here. If you invite people to help on your project that is worth quadrillions, but is open-source, you have to be hardened enough. And Linus is just a well rounded person who doesn’t play politics, that’s what I learned from 30 years following that dude. I have to admit, he is a diver, so I am a little bit biased on his personality type (btw, so is Gabe, but he is doing it on a much larger scale now). Anyway, give this guy some space, he is doing good work that we all need to appreciate more.

I call AI because I watched TV in the 90s and learned that it is not possible for a coyote to catch a bird. It is a fact and I will die with that universal knowledge. Despite the other fact that one is a ferocious predator and the other one is a stupid bird.

Freud in action

I always assume that other people have no control over their vehicle and that they will eventually kill me, especially when I’m on foot and someone backs up or drives slowly towards me. Very irrational fear but I do not trust people in tanks.

Ignorance is bliss. I envy these people sometimes, living under such a huge rock must be nice and cozy.

Talk to your local librarian. They know everything and more. Or join a book club, in person not online. Check out some small book stores and talk to the owners. They still exist, you just have to find them.

Almost 4k hours in ARK: Survival Evolved. I was one of the 10 players playing it on Linux, with a total conversion mod that was abandoned shortly after the dev was hired by Wildcard. I hated that game…but it was so addictive.