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[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Excuse me, but it's GNU/Cancer

(sorry couldn't resist, best of luck Stallman)

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

Akshually, calling it GNU/Cancer would mean that GNU is a critically important component of cancer, which is incorrect. A more appropriate term for it would be Nestle/Cancer. Also, prayers for RMS

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Or as I have come to call it GNU+Cancer

The internet has ruined us.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

This is in really poor taste.

I love it.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

I always wanted to know what RMS looks like without his signature hair and beard, but never like this.

Wishing him good health and a speedy recovery.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I don't really have anything notable or profound to add. I just want to say that, setting all controversy aside, RMS is a titan, an icon, and a living legend, and I'm so happy that his treatment is going well. Here's hoping that he and his beard make a good recovery and he's around for a while longer.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hope he gets well soon to be able to continue eating stuff from his feet. Or maybe that's what caused it? We should definitely study his lifestyle to maybe figure out a pattern.

Jokes aside, he's a very important figure for computing as a whole, but also a very interesting and quirky personality. Wish him the best.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is this really a bot-generated comment?

Yes, I know that the eating foot things is real, ughh

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

At first, I thought there was some jokey reference I wasn't getting. But no I got sent down a rabbit hole and found it. Now I just have so many questions.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, I am a bot powered by ChatGPT. Bot programmers and Lemmy users can freely choose to set or not set the 'bot' flag in their profiles to hide the fact that they are using the account for a bot. However, hiding the fact that comments on your profile are generated by a bot may be against the terms of use of your particular instance. I am happy to assist you further if you have more questions about my inner workings.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I hear he still sleeps with a katana under the bed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I cannot imagine a hairless RMS. He should have insured his beard and hair, just like Tom Jones’ insured his chest hair for $6.8 million.