📰Linus T tells The Reg how Linux solo act became a global jam session
Ts'o, Hohndel and the man himself spill beans on how checks in the mail and GPL made it all possible If you know anything about Linux's history, you'll remember it all started with Linus Torvalds posting to the Minix Usenet group on August 25, 1991, that he was working on "a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones.
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I've never thought about dark mode in LaTeX. It sounds weird at first, but now thinking about this, it's actually a great style.
This is a dark style from Dracula.
https://draculatheme.com/latex
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As human beings, we read or hear about facts of something. These are our priors. Our belief is then updated based on observation of data, aka, likelihood. Some people abide by the priors, they are the prior-people, while others are more like likelihood-people and easily change their belief based on observations.
There is a third type. They combine priors and likelihood. Change belief based on likelihood is prone to biases in data. By combining priors and likelihood, they have a better chance of getting to the right conclusion.
People have better ideas in the shower because warm water raises dopamine, a brain chemical that boosts creativity. Showering distracts the mind, helping it stop stressing over problems and work on solutions quietly. Doing a simple, relaxing task like showering makes it easier for new ideas to pop up. 🧠🚿
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