Life is a gamble - you don't know how things will turn out even if you have good cards or play right. So if you are always going for surety you are not playing it right.

**Edward Torvalds** @[email protected] · Aug 28, 2020, 15:54

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**Edward Torvalds** @[email protected] · Aug 28, 2020, 15:54

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We are a generation raised without parents, an upgrade from generation raised without father.

**Edward Torvalds** @[email protected] · Jun 02, 2020, 19:25

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**Edward Torvalds** @[email protected] · Jun 02, 2020, 19:25

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Why Google will never kill Mozilla Firefox, but will keep it alive to be a second *choice*

On May 18 1998, US Dept. of Justice filled anti-trust law suit against Microsoft alleging anti-competitive measures in browser market.

#chrome #firefox #mozilla #privacy #opensource

**Edward Torvalds** @[email protected] · Oct 29, 2019, 14:17

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**Edward Torvalds** @[email protected] · Oct 29, 2019, 14:17

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Web Standard developers are masturbating monkeys who want to *rewrite* entire OS again in *browser*

https://github.com/addyosmani/native-media-resizing

**Edward Torvalds** @[email protected] · Jul 07, 2019, 05:16

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**Edward Torvalds** @[email protected] · Jul 07, 2019, 05:16

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Hong Kong's fight against China for freedom indicates that people prefer Western type systematic-censorship over China's obvious-censorship

**Edward Torvalds** @[email protected] · Dec 04, 2020, 16:39

**Edward Torvalds** @[email protected] · Dec 04, 2020, 16:39

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The Elitists Who Control You

https://youtu.be/suCeNgAzQhA

**Edward Torvalds** @[email protected] · Dec 04, 2020, 16:32

**Edward Torvalds** @[email protected] · Dec 04, 2020, 16:32

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When you write Electron based Mastodon client, please try jumping off a building. I had rather use a browser tab.

**Edward Torvalds** @[email protected] · Dec 04, 2020, 05:04

**Edward Torvalds** @[email protected] · Dec 04, 2020, 05:04

Dec 04, 2020, 05:04

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Just about every app in your Android collects data about your phone, this app can help block most!

TrackerControl (TrackerControl allows to monitor and control hidden data collection in apps.) - https://f-droid.org/packages/net.kollnig.missioncontrol.fdroid

**Edward Torvalds** · Dec 04, 2020, 04:34

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**🔗 Show Notes Links** @[email protected] · Dec 04, 2020, 04:34

Dec 04, 2020, 04:34

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Andrew Yangð§ðºð¸ on Twitter: "We should pay people to get the vaccine. We should also pay people to stay home. https://t.co/Lz6e2DBG6Y" / Twitter

https://mobile.twitter.com/AndrewYang/status/1333182918718578690

**Edward Torvalds** · Dec 03, 2020, 16:56

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**Secftblgirl** @[email protected] · Dec 03, 2020, 16:56

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Not *all in this together*
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**Edward Torvalds** · Dec 03, 2020, 09:54

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**Today I learned** @[email protected] · Dec 03, 2020, 09:54

Dec 03, 2020, 09:54

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70% of U.S. adults who are at least 20 years old are overweight or obese.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/7/doctors-fear-obesity-diagnosis-will-embarrass-pati/

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/tilbots/status/1334435618705846272

**Edward Torvalds** · Dec 03, 2020, 13:39

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**Today I learned** @[email protected] · Dec 03, 2020, 13:39

Dec 03, 2020, 13:39

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The Animals' cover of "The House of the Rising Sun," was recorded in just one take on May 18, 1964. Producer Mickie Most later stated, "everything was in the right place ... It only took 15 minutes to make so I can't take much credit for the production."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_of_the_Rising_Sun?wprov=sfla1

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**Edward Torvalds** @[email protected] · Dec 03, 2020, 13:19

**Edward Torvalds** @[email protected] · Dec 03, 2020, 13:19

Dec 03, 2020, 13:19

Edward Torvalds @[email protected]

Being JavaScript developer is asking for life long misery

**Edward Torvalds** @[email protected] · Dec 03, 2020, 04:08

**Edward Torvalds** @[email protected] · Dec 03, 2020, 04:08

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Edward Torvalds @[email protected]

Thinking to switch to free account from paid account of @protonmail because it messes up the email encryption done on my email client (Something worked just fine on Gmail)

**Edward Torvalds** · Dec 02, 2020, 05:02

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**Dr Disorder** @[email protected] · Dec 02, 2020, 05:02

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Dr Disorder @[email protected]

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**Edward Torvalds** · Dec 02, 2020, 18:04

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**Wetrix** @[email protected] · Dec 02, 2020, 18:04

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Why you should never use Duckduckgo - DDG's privacy abuses-- current, historic, and by proxy

https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/k5ajws/why_you_should_never_use_duckduckgo_ddgs_privacy/

https://lemmy.ml/post/31321

**Edward Torvalds** @[email protected] · Dec 02, 2020, 09:33

**Edward Torvalds** @[email protected] · Dec 02, 2020, 09:33

Dec 02, 2020, 09:33

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Beautiful 🙃

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**Edward Torvalds** @[email protected] · Dec 02, 2020, 05:10

**Edward Torvalds** @[email protected] · Dec 02, 2020, 05:10

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Edward Torvalds @[email protected]

Breaking news I am breathing

**Edward Torvalds** · Dec 01, 2020, 17:50

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**Tactical Tech ✅** @[email protected] · Dec 01, 2020, 17:50

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Why people are turning to robots when they’re sad and anxious at work https://www.fastcompany.com/90580177/mental-health-crisis-robots

**Edward Torvalds** · Dec 01, 2020, 18:24

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**Today I learned** @[email protected] · Dec 01, 2020, 18:24

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Today I learned @[email protected]

A study by Microsoft and Canada revealed in 2015 that the average attention span is now 8 seconds, down from 12 seconds in 2000 due to the advent of mobile phones. The attention span of a goldfish is 9 seconds.
http://time.com/3858309/attention-spans-goldfish/

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**Edward Torvalds** · Dec 01, 2020, 13:33

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**🔗 Show Notes Links** @[email protected] · Dec 01, 2020, 13:33

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University COVID 'outbreak' due to more than 50 false positive results

https://nypost.com/2020/11/25/university-covid-outbreak-due-to-more-than-50-false-positive-results/

**Edward Torvalds** · Dec 01, 2020, 13:39

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**Today I learned** @[email protected] · Dec 01, 2020, 13:39

Dec 01, 2020, 13:39

Today I learned @[email protected]

There are two red lines, on the floor, in the House Of Commons that opposing members are not allowed to cross. The measured distance is the length of two swords, and was intended to deter two members from initiating an on the spot duel.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/england/london/articles/house-of-parliament-launch-new-virtual-tour-weird-facts-history/

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**Edward Torvalds** @[email protected] · Dec 01, 2020, 11:17

**Edward Torvalds** @[email protected] · Dec 01, 2020, 11:17

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Edward Torvalds @[email protected]

When companies like Spotify with $29.5 billion valuation creates app based on electron/chromium as opposed to creating native apps for better experience. WTF

**Edward Torvalds** @[email protected] · Dec 01, 2020, 10:55

**Edward Torvalds** @[email protected] · Dec 01, 2020, 10:55

Dec 01, 2020, 10:55

Edward Torvalds @[email protected]

Any text editor theme that lightens (or makes it hard to read) the comments then uninstall/disable it right away. Code comments are as important as the code itself.

**Edward Torvalds** @[email protected] · Dec 01, 2020, 09:59

**Edward Torvalds** @[email protected] · Dec 01, 2020, 09:59

Dec 01, 2020, 09:59

Edward Torvalds @[email protected]

I open torrent website and I find nothing worth pirating 💔

Fav. superhero: Sherlock Holmes

Fav. novel genres: Detective, Crime, Horror, Adventure

Fav. movie genre: Western

Fav. podcast genre: Horror, Fiction

"Man's got a right to protect his property and his life, and we ain't lettin' no rancher or his lawman take either"

Education is basis of Law and Order. #philosopher

Mathēmatikós #Philomath #ManjaroLinux #Node.js #Python #WebDeveloper #FOSS

Pianist #MusicLover

Likes reading/listening fiction. #Literature

I carry my cloud in my back pack.

So in my uncertainty, I went to graduate school & there it all happened.

Toots and boots don't always represent my opinion.

Joined Aug 2017

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