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[–] lnxtx@feddit.nl 54 points 1 year ago

πŸ–•Nvidia

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 43 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Is that the guy from Star Trak?

[–] GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org 40 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, his name is Headmaster Gandalf.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ok then, who’s the other guy?

[–] Jkosmonaut 40 points 1 year ago (2 children)

His name is Linus Tech Tips

[–] msage@programming.dev 12 points 1 year ago

Fuck, this actually hurts

[–] CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

How can I downvote you multiple times?

[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 37 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's Richard Stallman. He made FreeBSD which is a distro of Linux.

[–] whats_all_this_then@programming.dev 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Um, acksually, what you're referring to as Linux is in fact....

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A derivative of Minix.

Or at least that's what Microsoft's lawyers said.

[–] whats_all_this_then@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's actually kinda wholesome that Harvard Law lets you minor in clowning 🀑

[–] synapse3252@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Yale law too

[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago

Almost as good as HURD

[–] el_bhm@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Linus Ballman. Chief Luniks Officer at Amazon.

[–] whats_all_this_then@programming.dev 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yup, that's John Trak, the lead in Star Trak

[–] Hupf@feddit.org 2 points 1 year ago

Wow, is he related to John Cartrak?

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

no I think that's Thor from the marvel movie
/s

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I think he's the Fourth Physician.

[–] ruk_n_rul@monyet.cc 4 points 1 year ago

Blond hair
Red shirt

Hello, Tom Scott...?