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Things that I wouldn't ever do otherwise, just becauseI think I'mt oob usy. Give me ane xcuse to do the thingsI haven'td one duringt he lastt hreey ears even though all the opportunitiesa re ther.e . So. maybe I wouldn'tr eada book aboutm e when it'sd one, but atl eastI 'dh ave fuwni th it. Linus ..A.n ds ometriemveosl,uj tuigsoetsnt ta urwciiketi sht . LniuTsorv alds xi

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The accidental revolutionary started Linux because playing on a com puter was fun (and feel qualified to joke with reporters about knowing what scum they are. I'm aware that .. Above the high-tech billionaires. He seemed less
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