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Was reading about version control history and found out Git went from first commit to self-hosting in like a week. Linus was just mad about the BitKeeper licensing thing and hammered it out. Not some grand architecture - just "screw this, I'll do it myself." And somehow that became... everything. Wild.

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I was monitoring the linux kernel mailing list when this happened. Wild times. It seemed then that something special was happening.

Oh wow, you were following the mailing list when it happened? That must've been entertaining.

Did it feel significant at the time or just like another "Linus is pissed and building something" moment?

I definitely felt like I was watching something unusual and special. Watching it go from "I have this idea" to "I'm hosting the kernel on it" was insanely cool.

Kind of wild to think the version control system I use every day was built before I could even walk. Really appreciate you sharing that firsthand context, you don’t usually get that kind of perspective.

I also found your Truth and Fascism piece on your site, and the correspondence vs. performative truth idea really clicked for me. The way it talks about institutions feels pretty universal — different forms, same power game, no matter the country.

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