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Linus' thread: (CW: bigotry and racism in the comments) https://social.kernel.org/notice/AWSXomDbvdxKgOxVAm (you need to scroll down, i can't seem to link to the comment in the screenshot)

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[–] Maerman@beehaw.org 13 points 1 year ago

Hell yeah. I love watching this man take a stance.

[–] Themightypooper@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

After being disappointed by Steve, Linus lifted my spirits.

[–] Devgard@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

lol i read gun regulation as pro-gun.

glad to be proven wrong :)

[–] MRNAIH@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago
[–] Generator@lemmy.pt 11 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Maybe because he's not "American" and comes from a country with regulations like the rest of the world, and people care when they vote to make things work.

And like most of the rest of the world, there are more than two political parties, and is not a drama show.

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[–] mstrbtr@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

@juergen I don't think he implied that he actually is a communist though lol

[–] luckless@beehaw.org 11 points 1 year ago

This is really nice to see, glad he's taking a vocal stance as opposed to ignoring everything.

[–] paaviloinen@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] UprisingVoltage@feddit.it 10 points 1 year ago

Linus apitting facts

[–] FuzzyDunlop@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 year ago (17 children)

When the only thing that continues to work on you ad-filled web site is the captcha, I’m not interested in supporting your journalism any more.

Protip: You can crash self-driving cars by purposefully misclicking during Captcha checks when they ask you to identify what is a bicycle, a car, a pedestrian, etc. Keep misclicking, your are poisoning the AI with each misclick. Just stay safe on the sidewalk.

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[–] Viktorian@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Linus is just such a treat. Love the guy.

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[–] Jaximus@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

Hahahahahaha this is great

[–] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 6 points 1 year ago

Couldn't agree more.

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