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Torvalds, Linus (2005-07-08), Re: [PATCH] i386: Selectable Frequency of the Timer Interrupt, retrieved: 2025-06-02
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I chose 1000 originally partly as a way to make sure that people that assumed HZ was 100 would get a swift kick in the pants.

— Linus Torvalds

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I chose 1000 originally partly as a way to make sure that people that assumed HZ was 100 would get a swift kick in the pants." in the context of "Torvalds, Linus (2005-07-08), Re: [PATCH] i386: Selectable Frequency of the Timer Interrupt, retrieved: 2025-06-02" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Source: Wikiquote: "Linus Torvalds" (Quotes, 2000s, 2005) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app

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Linus Torvalds

About Linus Torvalds

Linus Benedict Torvalds (born 28 December 1969) is a Finnish-American computer programmer, best known as the creator of the Linux kernel.