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On 2023-11-24 09:50, ac via talk wrote:<br>
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">I have been wondering about tech unicorns and Linux.
WARNING : do not read beyond this point if you are not at least
somewhat bored. - reading drivel is a choice, and this does at least
have a warning label :)
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[snip to keep those with short attention spans reading]<br>
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If anyone read up to here it would be much appreciated if you could
tell me that I cannot make a tech unicorn, as this will then motivate
me for the next few years while I get to the gluing of this shiny
horn to this currently very unwilling horse :)
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Possibly you could capture a unicorn.<br>
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from tvtropes.org:<br>
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of the most archetypal and well-known traits of the<span> </span></span><a
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title="/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Unicorn"
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its affinity for virgin women. In legends where unicorns were
characterized as either fierce and untamable or as incredibly
elusive, a virgin maiden was said to be the only one who could
tame the beast or draw it out of hiding. In works where unicorns
are epitomes of benevolence and purity, virgin maidens are the
only ones the creatures allow close to them — or, in certain
cases, to ride them.</span></blockquote>
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So you just need to find a virgin.<br>
But.<br>
Your looking for a tech-unicorn...<br>
A Tech virgin?<br>
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That is going to be hard to find these days.<br>
I once heard someone describing the fact that once upon a time the
chair was a new technology.<br>
So this opens a whole discussion about how virginal you need to be
to attract a unicorn.<br>
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