Software patents, in particular, are very ripe for abuse. The whole system encourages big corporations getting thousands and thousands of patents. Individuals almost never get them.
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I have an ego the size of a small planet.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote humorously exaggerates the speaker's self-importance or pride.
Linus Torvalds uses hyperbole to convey a playful acknowledgment of his own ego, suggesting that it is vast and expansive, much like a small planet. This self-deprecating humor invites listeners to consider the balance between confidence and humility, poking fun at the notion of having an inflated sense of self-importance.
Themes
EgoHumorPrideSelf-ImportanceExaggeration
In practice
Example use cases
To lightheartedly describe a colleague's overconfidence in a team meeting.
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I'm sitting in my home office wearing a bathrobe. The same way I'm not going to start wearing ties, I'm also not going to buy into the fake politeness, the lying, the office politics and backstabbing, the passive aggressiveness, and the buzzwords.
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Most of the good programmers do programming not because they expect to get paid or get adulation by the public, but because it is fun to program.
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I've felt strongly that the advantage of Linux is that it doesn't have a niche or any special market, but that different individuals and companies end up pushing it in the direction they want, and as such you end up with something that is pretty balanced across the board.
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