this post was submitted on 20 Aug 2023
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Submit screenshots of all your *NIX desktops, themes, and nifty configurations, or submit anything else that will make themers happy. Maybe a server running on an Amiga, or a Thinkpad signed by Bjarne Stroustrup? Show the world how pretty your computer can be!

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Can I get the dots kind sir?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Nice colors!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

to "rice" a system you are often changing a lot of "dot files", hidden configuration files on your system which begin with a period in the name. having a bunch of dots (like rice) is descriptive but also can be a reference to a racist term used about tuning asian vehicles.

when linux users use it they're usually just referring to a bunch of altered configuration files which are generally dot files. thus, a rice. but im not sure the term would exist if the racist term hadn't already.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

im not sure the term would exist if the racist term hadn’t already.

It definitely wouldn't. That's not really a term that occurs "organically" in computer language. "Rice" has nothing to do with computers, so it would have had to come from somewhere else.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Wow, this looks so cool!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Looks awesome!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Doesn't it make more sense to get rid of the gaps at this screen size?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Hits the spot