Yeah - but the phrase is both clicky, and a good warning for folks unfamiliar with Linus' communication style.

Diplomacy and tender feelings aside - the CEO yelling "HELL, NO!" can prevent an enormous amount of wasted time and talk.

Lashing out and common sense aren't mutually exclusive. I.e you can lash out as someone with a message containing common sense information. I agree the headline is a bit exaggerated, but it's not incorrect.

I also don't think endianess is common sense. Maybe among experienced kernel developers it is, but even Linus had to Google to see what the argument was. I don't think Linus is common, inexperienced, or dumb