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		possiblelion on July 4, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ubuntu Unity desktop back from the dead after seve... Damn, what kid! To be fair - having time and access to computer between the ages of 9-15 is something that I have come to appreciate in my life as well. Even if I didn't understand everything at the time, playing with open-source software, Linux, jailbreaking iDevices etc has definitely formed who I am today.

ignoramous on July 4, 2022 [–]

Parallels with Blake Ross [0] and Arfa Karim [1] there.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blake_Ross#Mozilla_and_Firefox

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arfa_Karim

johndfsgdgdfg on July 4, 2022 | [–]

I just read Arfa Karim's wiki page. It was so sad to read such a talent passed away so soon :(

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