Linux

5 statements across 4 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Oct 11, 2017 by Kor Adana · said 44 times in 17 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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Oct 11, 2017 neutral
Assertion Supported
Mr. Robot Season 2 ARG Flashed Linux Crash Screens Containing Hidden URL
“And it was just the sequence where we flashed like a frame of a piece, like a bunch of different screens, like crash screens of like a Linux system crashing. And if you found the right character on each of those screens in order, it would lead you to another U…”
Kor Adana Oct 11, 2017 ▶ 41:27 Mr. Robot's Co-Producer and Writer - Kor Adana · Y Combinator
Nov 8, 2017 negative
Insight
Brockman: Lacking Linux support and APIs is the biggest barrier to AI progress
“The thing about League of Legends is it doesn't run on Linux and it doesn't have a game API and little things like that actually are the biggest barrier to making AI progress in a lot of ways.”
Greg Brockman Nov 8, 2017 ▶ 8:28 Building Dota Bots That Beat Pros - OpenAI's Greg Brockman, Szymon Sidor, and Sam Altman · Y Combinator
Nov 8, 2017 neutral
Disclosure
Brockman: OpenAI chose Dota 2 after League lacked Linux support and API
“Actually the way that we selected the game was we went on, on Twitch and just looked down the list of most popular games in the world and starting, you know, number one is League of Legends. The thing about League of Legends is it doesn't run on Linux and it d…”
Greg Brockman Nov 8, 2017 ▶ 8:17 Building Dota Bots That Beat Pros - OpenAI's Greg Brockman, Szymon Sidor, and Sam Altman · Y Combinator
Sep 12, 2025 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Masad: Software engineering AI agents train on standard Linux environments
“The way, ah, software engineering agents are trained today is they're trained on standard Linux environment. They need to be able to use the shell, they need to be able to write to files, read files, ah, but they also need to be able to install packages, eithe…”
Amjad Masad Sep 12, 2025 ▶ 5:18 The Future of Software Creation with Replit CEO Amjad Masad · Y Combinator
Jul 26, 2026 positive
Opinion
Huang: OpenClaw is an AI Linux moment enabling custom model development
“In a lot of ways, open claw to me was very Linux moment to me. And now everybody can build their own AI.”
Jensen Huang Jul 26, 2026 ▶ 28:34 Jensen Huang: The Mindset That Built NVIDIA · Y Combinator
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