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The joke here is about the existential dread every developer feels when they realize the maintainers of critical open-source libraries that power basically the entire internet (tz database, SQLite, ImageMagick, and FFmpeg) could all theoretically die in a single bus accident. This is the infamous "bus factor" in software development - how screwed would we be if key contributors got hit by a bus? For these particular libraries, the answer is "catastrophically screwed." These aren't just any libraries - they're the unsexy workhorses handling time zones, databases, image processing, and video encoding that silently power everything from your banking app to Netflix. And the kicker? Most are maintained by small teams or even single individuals, often working for free. Sweet dreams!

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The ultimate privacy solution: replace every Google service with Vim. Because nothing says "I value my digital freedom" like editing your emails with keyboard shortcuts that require a PhD to memorize. Want to check your calendar? Just type :calendar and pray you remember how to exit. Need directions? Good luck rendering Google Maps in ASCII. The irony of replacing ChatGPT with Vim is just *chef's kiss* - trading one text interface that understands you for one that makes you want to throw your computer out the window.

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