What's funny is that, because you're an anonymous nobody, Linus's style would probably be more effective for you. Nobody knows already to assume there's an endless torrent of pointless barking that accompanies all of your commentary. People might actually think you mean it.

I mean, you'd get your comments flagged off HN, but other than that: it could work for you.

Unfortunately, for Torvalds, we're all in on the joke.

The problem is, well, it's just like my bulldog Reinforcements. He doesn't like hats. He sees someone walking down the street wearing a hat, he barks loudly. He barks a lot because of this. When I'm across the house and I hear him bark, I have to try to determine whether something important is happening, or just a hat. It's an impediment to our communication, me and my dog. Same with Torvalds. He sees a lot of hats, is what I'm saying.