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In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss Just for Fun by Linus Torvalds and David Diamond. Join them as they discuss the origins of Linux, Linus's life philosophy, and Linus's legacy!

-- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! --

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Carter

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Nathan

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-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --

Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

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Just for Fun

https://amzn.to/4mdZaNE (paid link)

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00:00 Intro

02:08 About the Book and Author

05:06 Initial Thoughts on Just for Fun

10:33 Linus's Theory of Life: Survival, Social Order, Entertainment

17:01 Rejecting Money and Power

24:53 Humble Beginnings

42:29 Linux's Success and Predictions

55:33 Mindful vs Mindless Entertainment

01:01:54 Final Thoughts

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5L

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325

X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod

Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan

Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com

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Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!

The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io

  continue reading

75 episodes

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Manage episode 496975057 series 3585645
Content provided by Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups, Carter Morgan, and Nathan Toups. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups, Carter Morgan, and Nathan Toups or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter and Nathan discuss Just for Fun by Linus Torvalds and David Diamond. Join them as they discuss the origins of Linux, Linus's life philosophy, and Linus's legacy!

-- Want to talk with Carter or Nathan? Book a coaching session! --

----------------------------------------------------------

Carter

https://www.joinleland.com/coach/carter-m-1/software-engineering

Nathan

Coming soon!

-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --

Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

----------------------------------------------------------

Just for Fun

https://amzn.to/4mdZaNE (paid link)

----------------

00:00 Intro

02:08 About the Book and Author

05:06 Initial Thoughts on Just for Fun

10:33 Linus's Theory of Life: Survival, Social Order, Entertainment

17:01 Rejecting Money and Power

24:53 Humble Beginnings

42:29 Linux's Success and Predictions

55:33 Mindful vs Mindless Entertainment

01:01:54 Final Thoughts

-----------------

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kj6DLCEWR5nHShlSYJI5L

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-overflow/id1745257325

X: https://x.com/bookoverflowpod

Carter on X: https://x.com/cartermorgan

Nathan's Functionally Imperative: www.functionallyimperative.com

----------------

Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week!

The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://www.bookoverflow.io

  continue reading

75 episodes

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