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    [โ€“] [email protected] 116 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    Fun fact: they're actually the same person, but he sold it and bought it back when she realized the gross mistake she made

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    [โ€“] [email protected] 94 points 11 months ago (6 children)

    What's up with these trans-memes surrounding linux? Are they just a loud minority?

    [โ€“] [email protected] 135 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    People that enjoy customizing their body happen to enjoy customizing their OS too.

    [โ€“] uis 24 points 11 months ago (1 children)
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    [โ€“] Eheran 67 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Trans etc. are always a minority, obviously. They would not have to fight for their rights otherwise.

    No idea why they are so highly visible here. Probably highly concentrated in Lemmy.

    [โ€“] [email protected] 55 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

    It's IT wages and being able to take a break and think about oneself. When Twitter was called Twitter and I've been there, the core population of trans, lgbt+, kink, furry, whatever communities were those who could afford a brief moment to think about themselves, these later magnfied other folks who aren't as well-off. Being gay or trans is natural as our science says, but understanding you are gay or trans means you have enough time, resources, safety to even discover you are one, not to say about presenting as one in public. Tech persons have a natural advantage here over a doordash delivery guy, but as they show it's possible, many poorer persons show up too. And it's not a coincidence Lemmy is popular in these communities, as it's not only a tech-gated space, it's also a promising safe space where they can be whoever they want without social pressure.

    ed: if not for us being that fucked by capitalism, the distribution would be more even

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    [โ€“] [email protected] 45 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    Trans etc. are always a minority, obviously. They would not have to fight for their rights otherwise.

    no one should have to fight for their right, but that doesn't change the fact that non-trans people enjoy customizing their os as well. so answer to the original question is yes, it is a loud minority.

    [โ€“] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago

    A loud but lovable minority. Keep being yourself folks. Keep posting here and everywhere.

    [โ€“] [email protected] 38 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    A lot of gender-floaty people work in IT, because they feel at home with the other socially-inept people like me.

    And a lot of people who work in IT use Linux.

    So there is a ton of overlap.

    [โ€“] [email protected] 23 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    And the rest are furries or both.

    [โ€“] Dashi 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    While funny to meme about not really true. IT is made up of all sorts of people. Furries, trans, lgtbq+, tired oarny old men and everything in-between.

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    [โ€“] menemen 15 points 11 months ago

    Isn't that only for Arch?

    [โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    it's just a meme. although there is perhaps a higher percentage of trans people using linux, perhaps due to the correlation with autism or because they're attracted to less opressive alternative safe spaces in general

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    [โ€“] [email protected] 51 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (7 children)

    Btw, what is it always with the stickers?

    [โ€“] [email protected] 91 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    When youre using your laptop on the go, it has to be communicated without words that you use arch btw

    [โ€“] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    Why use lot words when logo do trick?

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    [โ€“] surewhynotlem 40 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    You're in a meeting with 16 people with identical corporate laptops. Easy way to see whose is whose if they're not open.

    [โ€“] Godnroc 40 points 11 months ago

    Pfft, that's what the asset tags are for. Clearly my laptop is the one with the number 2760754 on a... sticker... son of a bitch!

    [โ€“] rwhitisissle 11 points 11 months ago (10 children)

    I've never been in a corporate environment where stickers on laptops that weren't branded for the company itself was considered acceptable or professional.

    [โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

    I sticker my laptops.

    I view it as theft deterrent. It stands out so it's easier to see in someone's hands, and makes an expensive laptop looks kind of shitty.

    [โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

    I have. It's not all what it's cracked up to be.

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    [โ€“] [email protected] 31 points 11 months ago (5 children)

    It is advertising for money-less projects.

    [โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)
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    [โ€“] [email protected] 23 points 11 months ago

    I guess it's feelings of ownership/pride/community.

    [โ€“] SendMePhotos 16 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    What is always with the thigh highs?

    [โ€“] uis 22 points 11 months ago (1 children)
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    [โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

    Programming is easier in comfort

    [โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

    I have to get up early in the morning and go to a job and pay rent and bills now and it sucks...just let me keep the stickers please.

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    [โ€“] [email protected] 47 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    Old Thinkpads running Arch are basically the new Blรฅhaj

    And I'm all for it!

    [โ€“] cashews_best_nut 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    Lenovo Thinkpad t480 with Arch running AwesomeWM. :)

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    [โ€“] uis 41 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    Since when programming socks counts as trans rights?

    [โ€“] TheBat 43 points 11 months ago (1 children)
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    [โ€“] JoeTheSane 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)
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    [โ€“] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago

    I use Arch btw

    [โ€“] kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E 33 points 11 months ago

    Congrats on exorcising that proprietary bitch out of the laptop's body!

    [โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    What's the digital clock in your terminal?

    [โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)
    [โ€“] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago (3 children)
    [โ€“] [email protected] 29 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    Nothing much, how about you?

    [โ€“] sailingbythelee 6 points 11 months ago

    Hello, Colin Robinson.

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    [โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)
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    [โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

    I'm still mourning for my t400 that died last week, and everything makes me remember my old friend :(

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