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Pool and Go-Karts with Linus
- During one of my famous Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. parties at OSCON, I invited Linus Torvalds to attend.
- Linus showed up at the party and proved to be a highly skilled pool player.
- Following the party, Linus invited me to his house in Portland to play pool on his home table.
- I managed to beat Linus at 9-ball, but Linus got the upper hand and beat me at 8-ball.
- While hanging out, Linus also invited me to go to a nearby indoor go-kart track.
- Linus absolutely loved go-karting, while I admittedly found myself to be terrible at go-kart racing.
- Hilariously, Linus's racing name displayed on the go-kart leaderboard was "Tux Racer" (no kidding!).
- This friendly, competitive relationship represents one of the many warm, personal connections I shared with Linus over our years in the Portland and open-source communities.
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These facts are as Randal recalls them, but much time has passed for most of this. If you find a factual error, please email realmerlyn@gmail.com.