Fork Around and Find Out | LINUX Unplugged 676

Linus delivers a blunt verdict on AI in the Linux kernel, Chris finds the remote Linux desktop that finally works, and Brent gives his notes system a serious rebuild.
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Topics:
• Linus Torvalds: AI is 90% marketing and 10% reality (zdnet.com/article/linus-torvalds-ai-is-90-perc…)
• Rust For Linux Project: Linus reflects on Rust in the Linux Kernel (rust-for-linux.com)
• Linus Torvalds on the kernel and AI: The whole area is not interesting (theregister.com/2026/07/16/linus_torvalds_on_k…)
• Mutant Standard hangs up the keyboard (nytimes.com/2026/07/14/technology/mutant-stand…)
• Mutant Messenger (Wikipedia) (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutant_Messenger)
• GitHub Actions outage: July 15th, 2026 (githubstatus.com/incidents/n2jsvr3wx9p1)
• RustDesk: Open source remote desktop (rustdesk.com)
• Brent's Notes Repository (GitHub) (github.com/brentguf/notes)
• Logseq: Open source knowledge management (logseq.com)
• Obsidian: Local first knowledge management (obsidian.md)
Brent's Picks:
• RustDesk (rustdesk.com)
• Logseq (logseq.com)
Chris' Picks:
• RustDesk (rustdesk.com)
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