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Alternatively, it’s like the time some Star Trek fans asked William Shatner what the safe combination was on an episode of the show

I'm pretty sure that was a spoof. But still :-D

Yeah that's the joke

You guys find arguments and proof for everything. I love it.

>What if the pattern had some significance in some culture?

Could you clarify this, because I can't tell if you're being woke, the questioner is asking because of the significance, torvalds is assumed to know or what.