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I'm sorry if it came off that way .. I thought the reference was well known.

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"real men do / don't do X" long-predates Torvalds, for example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Men_Don%27t_Eat_Quiche

Well it was specifically about mirroring. In that context, the Torvalds quote is actually pretty popular.

But I apologize nonetheless - it was not my intention to make a sexist joke.... Just a geeky one.

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