"Hello my name is Tovalds and I'd like to stick this fork into the Bitkeeper electrical socket again"
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"Hello my name is Tovalds and I'd like to stick this fork into the Bitkeeper electrical socket again"
https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/15/linus-torvalds-tells-ai-haters-to-fork-off/5271894
What is it with privileged white men who feel their position in society as a coddled person makes the concerns of every other living being a nuance to be fought until we all just accept the bright end-of-history where there is nothing wrong because there is no politics.
There are problems. Your hand waving isn't actually magic and doesn't make them disappear.
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"Hello my name is Tovalds and I'd like to stick this fork into the Bitkeeper electrical socket again"
https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/15/linus-torvalds-tells-ai-haters-to-fork-off/5271894
What is it with privileged white men who feel their position in society as a coddled person makes the concerns of every other living being a nuance to be fought until we all just accept the bright end-of-history where there is nothing wrong because there is no politics.
There are problems. Your hand waving isn't actually magic and doesn't make them disappear.
@doctormo Whenever people say "it's just a tool," I remember that asbestos is also just a tool.
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@doctormo Whenever people say "it's just a tool," I remember that asbestos is also just a tool.
@Cheeseness @doctormo Linus is just a tool too.
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@doctormo 100%!
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"Hello my name is Tovalds and I'd like to stick this fork into the Bitkeeper electrical socket again"
https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/15/linus-torvalds-tells-ai-haters-to-fork-off/5271894
What is it with privileged white men who feel their position in society as a coddled person makes the concerns of every other living being a nuance to be fought until we all just accept the bright end-of-history where there is nothing wrong because there is no politics.
There are problems. Your hand waving isn't actually magic and doesn't make them disappear.
@doctormo the only coddling I wish to see is eggs
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"Hello my name is Tovalds and I'd like to stick this fork into the Bitkeeper electrical socket again"
https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/15/linus-torvalds-tells-ai-haters-to-fork-off/5271894
What is it with privileged white men who feel their position in society as a coddled person makes the concerns of every other living being a nuance to be fought until we all just accept the bright end-of-history where there is nothing wrong because there is no politics.
There are problems. Your hand waving isn't actually magic and doesn't make them disappear.
@doctormo Last time I saw that finger it was aimed at NVidia.
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@doctormo the only coddling I wish to see is eggs
@Lizette603_23
with value of three very deserving of coddle
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"Hello my name is Tovalds and I'd like to stick this fork into the Bitkeeper electrical socket again"
https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/15/linus-torvalds-tells-ai-haters-to-fork-off/5271894
What is it with privileged white men who feel their position in society as a coddled person makes the concerns of every other living being a nuance to be fought until we all just accept the bright end-of-history where there is nothing wrong because there is no politics.
There are problems. Your hand waving isn't actually magic and doesn't make them disappear.
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"Hello my name is Tovalds and I'd like to stick this fork into the Bitkeeper electrical socket again"
https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/15/linus-torvalds-tells-ai-haters-to-fork-off/5271894
What is it with privileged white men who feel their position in society as a coddled person makes the concerns of every other living being a nuance to be fought until we all just accept the bright end-of-history where there is nothing wrong because there is no politics.
There are problems. Your hand waving isn't actually magic and doesn't make them disappear.
@doctormo They're all on the same play. This is a meme to remember how they don't need to be billionaires to make arrogant assholes, still treated like messiah by many. I'm sure you can spot some everywhere, in your daily routine.
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"Hello my name is Tovalds and I'd like to stick this fork into the Bitkeeper electrical socket again"
https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/15/linus-torvalds-tells-ai-haters-to-fork-off/5271894
What is it with privileged white men who feel their position in society as a coddled person makes the concerns of every other living being a nuance to be fought until we all just accept the bright end-of-history where there is nothing wrong because there is no politics.
There are problems. Your hand waving isn't actually magic and doesn't make them disappear.
@doctormo Complete mischaracterisation. Andrew Tridgell stuck his fork into the BitKeeper electrical socket. Torvalds fixed the situation so hard that now the whole world uses git.
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"Hello my name is Tovalds and I'd like to stick this fork into the Bitkeeper electrical socket again"
https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/15/linus-torvalds-tells-ai-haters-to-fork-off/5271894
What is it with privileged white men who feel their position in society as a coddled person makes the concerns of every other living being a nuance to be fought until we all just accept the bright end-of-history where there is nothing wrong because there is no politics.
There are problems. Your hand waving isn't actually magic and doesn't make them disappear.
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"Hello my name is Tovalds and I'd like to stick this fork into the Bitkeeper electrical socket again"
https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/15/linus-torvalds-tells-ai-haters-to-fork-off/5271894
What is it with privileged white men who feel their position in society as a coddled person makes the concerns of every other living being a nuance to be fought until we all just accept the bright end-of-history where there is nothing wrong because there is no politics.
There are problems. Your hand waving isn't actually magic and doesn't make them disappear.
@doctormo If the tool is used properly then it'll boost their productivity of the maintainer, just like an electric screwdriver. If not, then you can get shot in the foot with it. The problem is that many people get shot in the foot by using the tool, disliking it and then never using it again.
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@doctormo If the tool is used properly then it'll boost their productivity of the maintainer, just like an electric screwdriver. If not, then you can get shot in the foot with it. The problem is that many people get shot in the foot by using the tool, disliking it and then never using it again.
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"Hello my name is Tovalds and I'd like to stick this fork into the Bitkeeper electrical socket again"
https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/15/linus-torvalds-tells-ai-haters-to-fork-off/5271894
What is it with privileged white men who feel their position in society as a coddled person makes the concerns of every other living being a nuance to be fought until we all just accept the bright end-of-history where there is nothing wrong because there is no politics.
There are problems. Your hand waving isn't actually magic and doesn't make them disappear.
"The kernel project continues to be about technology, Torvalds added, and while the social angle of developing open source software is an important aspect, it is a “side benefit, not the point of the project.” "
So wrong. The social aspect is the whole point. The tool is a side benefit.
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"The kernel project continues to be about technology, Torvalds added, and while the social angle of developing open source software is an important aspect, it is a “side benefit, not the point of the project.” "
So wrong. The social aspect is the whole point. The tool is a side benefit.
@doctormo There is no open source software if, regardless of your licensing and copyright terms, the maintainers of the project are all megacorpse datacenters.
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"Hello my name is Tovalds and I'd like to stick this fork into the Bitkeeper electrical socket again"
https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/15/linus-torvalds-tells-ai-haters-to-fork-off/5271894
What is it with privileged white men who feel their position in society as a coddled person makes the concerns of every other living being a nuance to be fought until we all just accept the bright end-of-history where there is nothing wrong because there is no politics.
There are problems. Your hand waving isn't actually magic and doesn't make them disappear.
@doctormo The two personalities of Linus Torvalds.
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"Hello my name is Tovalds and I'd like to stick this fork into the Bitkeeper electrical socket again"
https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/15/linus-torvalds-tells-ai-haters-to-fork-off/5271894
What is it with privileged white men who feel their position in society as a coddled person makes the concerns of every other living being a nuance to be fought until we all just accept the bright end-of-history where there is nothing wrong because there is no politics.
There are problems. Your hand waving isn't actually magic and doesn't make them disappear.
@doctormo I hope someone does fork the Linux kernel. We can't rely on this slop filled version for any important work.
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@doctormo @Cheeseness
"AI is just" - A Tool -
@doctormo Whenever people say "it's just a tool," I remember that asbestos is also just a tool.
@Cheeseness @doctormo Slavery is just a tool - it was used to produce a toxic product to people who didn't need it for the benefit of a few hyper-rich. No wait that's GenAI.
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@doctormo Last time I saw that finger it was aimed at NVidia.
️That's where it's from. The Register re-used an old photo.
https://www.theregister.com/software/2012/06/18/linus-torvalds-drops-f-bomb-on-nvidia/1525362
