I agree, this.
Linus should think of this: what if, for a year or so, his parents and grandparents talked to him the way he sometimes does to people on the LKML. No filter, no subtlety, no tact, brutally direct communication.
What if his children's teachers and other adults talked to his kids that way for a year? No filter, no subtlety, no tact, brutally direct communication.
Would he stand for it, even if he had empirical evidence it would improve his or his kids' behavior according to metrics which he cares about?
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I agree, this. Linus should think of this: what if, for a year or so, his parents and grandparents talked to him the way he sometimes does to people on the LKML. No filter, no subtlety, no tact, brutally direct communication. What if his children's teachers and other adults talked to his kids that way for a year? No filter, no subtlety, no tact, brutally direct communication. Would he stand for it, even if he had empirical evidence it would improve his or his kids' behavior according to metrics which he cares about?
What's the Weissmann score for this algorithm on interesting and representative media?
hmm, ancient and dead language from the time of reported magic. Just typing the words will crash your Mac. Imagine if one spoke them!
The UI is very bare, and it has no extensions (xmarks, lastpass) that I absolutely need in a browser. Pass.
I believe this headline from the Onion is really appropriate to this thread, AND this headline.