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[–] [email protected] 43 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Bet he’s had people “happen” to bump into him IRL, and gets pull requests from bad actors that are very subtly trying to take the project in the wrong direction.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 months ago

Your second point is especially interesting, considering the recent xz backdoor. The bad actors manipulated a poor burnt out maintainer for it. In comparison, I'm impressed with gorhill for his perseverance and mental strength. I would like to know how he avoids burn out with such negative influences.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Dang, for real? Do you have some more details on this?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I think he's using old school speculative "bet", not the new Gen Z meaning

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Lol, it does read entirely differently in the gen z light... good eye! If you add a comma after "bet", it completely changes the meaning. Fun

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Yeah that’s funny :D

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

None, it’s from my imagination.

Big bucks, big stakes.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

What's "Mordor Intelligence" -- is that a real thing, or a parody of the surveillance/'defense' industry companies that are coming up with names nicked from LotR? ('Anduril', 'Palantir')

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

https://www.mordorintelligence.com/ They appear to be a real thing. Though naming yourself after the most evil thing in middle earth is a bit in the nose lol.