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dwaves.de ☛ Linus Tech Tips Building the PERFECT GNU/Linux PC with Linus Torvalds why everyone including LT should do and have 2x offline backups (howto GNU GNU/Linux backup bash script)
Warning! FUN but LOADS of inter human embarrassments X-D SOME STATEMENTS COULD TRAUMATIZE USERS AND DEVELOPERS X-D thanks Linus (Sebastian) Tech Tips for bringing this Kernel nerd from his mint room to youtube...
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Video Cardz ☛ Linus Torvalds picks Intel Arc B580 for “Perfect Linux PC”
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Linus Torvalds Defends Windows' Blue Screen of Death
Essentially, Torvalds believes that having ECC on the machine makes them more reliable, makes you trust your machine. Without ECC, the memory will go bad, sooner or later.
He thinks that more than software bugs, often it is hardware behind Microsoft's blue screen of death.
I am no hardware expert, and even if I was, I could not disagree with the OG Linus.
The part where Torvalds talks about the Windows blue screen of death starts around 9:37. The ECC part comes is just before that. The embed video below starts at 9:37 for your comfort.
In tweaktown:
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Linus Torvalds's 'perfect Linux PC' has Intel B580, not AMD GPU - but neither were first choice
Linus Torvalds chose an Intel Arc GPU for his perfect Linux PC, swerving Nvidia (unsurprisingly) and AMD (much more surprisingly). The Arc B580 was used in the build, but that wasn't Torvalds's first pick - which was actually the Intel Arc Pro B50, a popular entry-level workstation GPU.
Linus Torvalds threw a bit of a curveball when building his 'perfect Linux PC' by choosing an Intel Arc discrete GPU.
As VideoCardz reports, this was a feature run by Linus Tech Tips (LTT) - yes, this interview is Linus squared, essentially - with the YouTuber producing an Intel Arc B580 when it came to the selection for the graphics card in the Linux computer.
PC Gamer:
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The father of the Linux operating system, Linus Torvalds, says the reason why Windows has a rep for bugs and blue screens isn't down to bad code but bad memory
OK, brace yourself for this one, peeps. Linus Torvalds, the software developer who created the Linux operating system and one of the most iconic figures in the indy computing scene, says the bad rep of the Windows operating system for crashes and bugs is not down to bad code. It's down to bad hardware.
"I'm convinced that all the jokes about how unstable windows is, the Blue Screening—I guess it's not a blue screen any more—a big percentage of those were not actually software bugs, a big percentage of those are hardware not actually being reliable," Torvalds told the Linus Tech Tips YouTube channel (cue endless gurning and puns by the channel's eponymous host).
The hook for Torvalds' appearance on the channel was building his perfect PC. His choices for a DIY PC build are intriguing by any measure, but even more interesting when you dig down into the details, which include an AMD Threadripper CPU with ECC memory support for the ultimate in reliability, but also an Intel Arc GPU.
Microsoft spin:
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Microsoft finds an unlikely ally — Linux developer defends Windows against BSoD jokes [Ed: "Useful idiot" to Microsoft boosters]
BSoD (Blue Screen of Death) errors are synonymous with Microsoft's Windows operating system, designed to alert users of a critical system failure related to a specific operation, with the potential to cause a device crash and forced reboot.
Microsoft has been trolled by users due to frequent BSoD errors, which seem to be becoming a common occurrence when interacting with the Windows operating system.
Linuxiac:
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When Linus Met Linus: Insights from Torvalds' Conversation with LTT
Linus Torvalds doesn’t usually seek the spotlight, so it was a pleasant surprise to see him appear a few days ago as a guest on another well-known Linus’s show—Canadian YouTube star Linus Sebastian from the Linus Tech Tips (LTT) channel.
Depending on who you ask, the two have very different kinds of fame. One is the creator of the operating system that reshaped modern computing. The other has more than 16 million followers, and it’s hard to find a tech enthusiast who hasn’t seen his videos. But as Torvalds joked at the start of the video, when signing a book about himself, “To fake Linus from the real one.”
Neowin:
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Linux creator Torvalds thinks MElon is 'too stupid' to be working at a tech company
In a candid exchange in a YouTube video, Linus Torvalds has noted that he thinks that MElon is too stupid to be working at a tech company.
PCWorld:
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Linux founder Linus Torvalds defends Windows' Blue Screens of Death | PCWorld
Linux creator Linus Torvalds has unexpectedly come to Microsoft’s defense regarding the jokes about the Windows operating system’s infamous blue screen of death. The whole thing was first noticed by IT’s Foss.
In a new video with Youtuber Linus Tech Tips, he explained that many crashes are unlikely to be due to software errors.
Tech Radar:
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The godfather speaks - this is the device Linus Torvalds says would be his perfect Linux PC, but you'll never get one
Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux kernel, has finally allowed a new Linux PC to be built on camera, with Linus Sebastian from Linus Tech Tips handling the assembly.
The video, which stretches to nearly an hour, mixes jokes, references to Highlander and Spider-Man, and discussions about ECC memory, but it quietly reveals Torvalds’s hardware preferences.
He selected a Threadripper CPU, ECC memory, and an Intel Arc 8580 GPU, which surprised many viewers given his history with graphics cards.
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Elon Musk is “too stupid to work in a tech company”, claims Linux founder
Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux operating system, shared his thoughts on the future of open source software in an interview with Linus Tech Tips. When asked about measuring a programmer’s productivity by the number of lines of code they write, Torvalds did not hold back, calling such metrics “simply incompetent.”
Linus Torvalds, the developer behind the Linux operating system, is known for his direct and often blunt style. He has made headlines in the past for his sharp criticism – most famously when he called Nvidia “the worst company” he had ever worked with, punctuating the remark with a raised middle finger. Now, the open source veteran has taken aim at Elon Musk, though at first without realizing it.
In an interview on the YouTube channel Linus Tech Tips, the focus was meant to be on the future of software development. At one point, the idea of measuring developer productivity by the number of lines of code – rather than code quality, structure or maintainability – came up. Torvalds dismissed this approach as “simply incompetent.”
Late coverage:
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Torvalds blames Windows crashes on muppet-grade hardware
Linus Torvalds has ended up defending Microsoft’s much-mocked blue-screen-of-death screens. However, his argument has less to do with software quality and everything to do with dodgy hardware in the hands of punters.
According to Its Foss, the Linux founder made the comments in a jokey PC-building video with Linus Tech Tips host Linus Sebastian, where the pair compared notes on reliability and Torvald’s well-known love of ECC memory. Sebastian teased him about it, and Torvalds responded with a take that will surprise anyone who grew up sniggering at Windows meltdowns.
Linux chief Linus Torvald said, “I am convinced that all the jokes about how unstable Windows is and blue screening, I guess it is not a blue screen anymore, a big percentage of those were not software bugs. A big percentage of those are hardware that is not reliable.”