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Linus Torvalds' new favorite tech runs on hated Nvidia hardware

Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, has reportedly found a new favorite piece of technology. Ironically, this new favorite runs on hardware that Torvalds has previously expressed strong dislike for. The specific hardware in question is manufactured by Nvidia. AI

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Linus Torvalds' new favorite tech runs on hated Nvidia hardware

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    let's pause a moment to appreciate the irony that Linus Torvalds' newest favorite toy runs on Linus Torvalds' most hated hardware product # AI # AIbubble # nvid

    let's pause a moment to appreciate the irony that Linus Torvalds' newest favorite toy runs on Linus Torvalds' most hated hardware product # AI # AIbubble # nvidia # floss # Linux # kernel