Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755440Ab3FPSJG (ORCPT ); Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:09:06 -0400 Received: from mail-vb0-f53.google.com ([209.85.212.53]:47383 "EHLO mail-vb0-f53.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752242Ab3FPSJF (ORCPT ); Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:09:05 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <2626868.kqkN4bgvmz@merkaba> References: <2626868.kqkN4bgvmz@merkaba> Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 08:09:03 -1000 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 38hXfDwFv3KQGQMNHRCyDf-_QEU Message-ID: Subject: Re: Linux 3.10-rc6 From: Linus Torvalds To: Martin Steigerwald Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1368 Lines: 33 On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 2:37 AM, Martin Steigerwald wrote: > > Do you really think your cursing controls how other people behave? Yes. In three ways: - I have magic mind-powers, and cursing releases them, and makes kernel developers behave better. I'm not very strong in my mind-powers, so only weak-willed individuals are noticeably affected - and we really don't have a lot of those - but hey, every little bit helps. - It turns off small-minded people who care more about tone than substance, and means that I can get rid of the whiners. - it is a signal for people who have some sense that I'm getting irritated, and reminds them about how I pay them the big bucks and makes them behave. In addition, it turns out that it affects not just other people, but the person cursing too: there has also been scientific studies that cursing relieves stress and actually relieves pain, and is not the bad thing that the PC crowd thinks it is. It turns out that all societies have cursing, and it really has an impact. Seriously, I'm not just making that sh*t up. Google it. Linus -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/