Robert Love
Engineer who worked on the Linux kernel and helped launch Android at Google; author of Linux Kernel Development and Linux System Programming.
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Uses GIMP
The only apps I run on it are Chrome, iTunes, and GIMP.
usesthis.com 2 Nov 2010
Uses MacBook Pro
My laptop is a 15" MacBook Pro. It is a recent model, with 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM, and a matte display. I use the laptop for most non-coding activities.
usesthis.com 2 Nov 2010
Uses Dropbox
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Uses Logitech MX518
Uses Vim
My main applications are GNOME Terminal, VIM, and Chrome. I do all my coding in VIM.
usesthis.com 2 Nov 2010
Uses Kindle 2
My most-used consumer electronics device is a Kindle 2.
usesthis.com 2 Nov 2010
Loved Nexus One
My smartphone is an Android-powered Nexus One. I love the gorgeous AMOLED display and 1GHz Snapdragon CPU.
usesthis.com 2 Nov 2010
Recommends Linode
My server is a Linode instance. I can't recommend Linode enough for folks' hosting needs. They do VPS hosting with Xen, and as a company they just get it.
usesthis.com 2 Nov 2010
Loved IBM Model M
On the workstation, I use a dorky Logitech keyboard, but I'm absolutely obsessed with the old IBM Model M keyboards. Those things can withstand small arms fire, and I love the tactile response of the buckling springs.
usesthis.com 2 Nov 2010
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- Tired: a Scaramucci Wired: a Zacharian 16 Oct 2026
- Of course that's your contention. You're a first year AI hacker. You just got finished readin' some transformer paper — "Attention Is All You Need" probably — and so naturally that's what you believe until next month when you get to Sutton's "Bitter Lesson" and get convinced that scale was always gonna win and anybody could've seen it comin' back in 2012. That'll last until sometime next year, then you'll be in here regurgitating "Situational Awareness" about the post-AGI utopia and the capital-incinerating effects of GPU mobilization. 7 Oct 2026
- The Last Dynasty is a most excellent book on Egypt's Ptolemaic period. Honored to sponsor the interview's transcript! 27 May 2026
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- The article also cites a shared interest in libertarian politics and PGP as if that doesn't describe everyone on the Internet in the 90s The linguistic analysis is interesting but you can't use it to single out one individual 9 Apr 2026
- I suspect Eli is right but also hope he is wrong! 10 Jan 2026
- Incredible timing of their $1.8B sale just before the cratering 4 Jan 2026
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