TIL that Lawrence of Arabia starts with four and a half minutes of blank screen with just the film's score. I wonder if that inspired 2001, A Space Odyssey, which does the same both at the start and the end.

I also wonder why they did it, because it is interesting, but also seems unnecessary. Maybe to give the audience time to get to their seats? But then why at the end? Or to get them in the mood for the movie? I don't know.

Did other films do that?

The reason Linus (because I assume this is all about him) could get where he is now is that he had the drive to create something reasonably simple («won't be big and professional like GNU») and that was what drew people to him. But if nobody else had appeared to help him, the Linux kernel would have stayed a cool student project.

Finally, remember that he didn't start from scratch either. He based his work on that of many others. He didn't have to build his own loom.

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@akareilly/116929490129717832

And that's why division of labour is a thing. My point being, I don't think any of the parts of that process is that hard by itself, so organisation is essential. Stop complaining. Start organising. Prove to those smug types who think you can't or won't do it that you really can and will. Together.

And, yes, my post is also about technology.

I instinctively dislike anyone who says: “Don't reinvent the wheel.” Well, why not? Maybe there's a better wheel yet to be made, or something entirely different that we still haven't discovered. And even if you can't find it, at least you will have learnt something in the process.