Used to be a paywall was considered enough to verify age, went to login to a paywalled site the other day and got hit with an age/identity verification prompt. I know there are kids who steal their parent’s credit card, but the fact that a paywall isn’t sufficient for age verification is proof to me that it’s got more to do with controlling and tracking adults than protecting kids.

I’ve had in-person jobs where I was on the clock for 12 hours and did probably 30-40 minutes worth of actual tasks over that time. I guess what I’m saying is that it isn’t only wfh jobs that can feel almost too “easy.” Only advice I have is enjoy it while you can, because if and when it ends, getting thrown back into a “normal” job can feel overwhelming for a bit.

He has taken several months-long breaks and things have been fine. There are other trustworthy devs (like Greg Kroah-Hartman) who he leaves in charge who do just fine at holding the line in his absence. They might not publicly shame bad pull requests as elegantly as Torvolds, but the kernel will probably be fine.