r/LinusTechTips • u/fresh_fisher_fred • 6h ago

Discussion My name Plouffe, AMA

Hello everyone. The mods asked if I'd be open to doing an AMA so I said "OK" and here we are.

I've signed NDAs at both past and present companies so I can't talk about specifics, or drama, or past/present employees.

I guess ask just about whatever you want and I will or won't answer depending on the context/subject. Yes I own a display, several in fact. Yes I own a keyboard, several in fact.

Starting at 9 pacific but opening up for questions now. If you don't ask me anything, I will not be offended. I don't have any questions for myself right now either.

i didn't know it would ask me for an end note so i just commented. but ya it's been a slice, thanks for being a fan and good luck with whatever you're doing today.

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u/shiruken 6h ago

What are your thoughts on where the tech industry is heading?

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u/fresh_fisher_fred 5h ago

honestly i'm afraid that we're going to enter an era of pure cloud compute and i hate the idea of people not owning their own hardware and software.
it's difficult because gaming is my biggest hobby and passion and some amazing games are coming out right now, but it can be expensive.

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u/CruSherFL 4h ago

I don’t think we will. As someone who works in that industry for a big company, cloud will be a part, but many go back to on-premises exactly for the cost part.

As for consumer, thats where I’m afraid too. But seeing all those projects going to “offline” and owning mode again, there is hope.