• QuazarOmega@lemy.lol
    9·
    1 year ago

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

  • HouseWolf@lemm.eeEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    Old Thinkpads running Arch are basically the new Blåhaj

    And I’m all for it!

    • Honytawk@lemmy.zip
      3·
      1 year ago

      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.

        • Dashi@lemmy.world
          1·
          1 year ago

          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.

          • dan@upvote.au
            1·
            1 year ago

            There is a disproportionately large number of furries working as network admins though. Whenever you use the internet, there’s a good chance that your data is transiting via a network administered by furries.

    • Eheran@lemmy.world
      1·
      1 year ago

      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.

      • 14th_cylon@lemm.ee
        2·
        1 year ago

        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.

      • andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works
        11·
        1 year ago

        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

        • jack@monero.town
          3·
          1 year ago

          Open-minded people can get into linux. You also have to be open-minded to consider being trans. My take is that linux and being trans are not directly influencing each other, but both increase your open-mindedness separately which in turn drives you towards more open topics generally

    • rockhandle@lemm.ee
      6·
      1 year ago

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

    • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
      1·
      1 year ago

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

      • Godnroc@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 year 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!

      • rwhitisissle@lemmy.world
        0·
        1 year ago

        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.

        • oatscoop@midwest.socialEnglish
          1·
          1 year 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.

            • SuddenlyBlowGreen@lemmy.world
              0·
              1 year ago

              Maybe. Maybe it’s a “We can’t afford to alienate expensive engineers over stickers” thing, or a “We care more about the quality of work than sticks on laptops” thing.

              Must be a fun place you work at. Do you wear a suit to work and work in cubicles?

              • rwhitisissle@lemmy.world
                0·
                11 months ago

                I don’t talk about the specific details of my employment on the internet with strangers. Especially with those who are fishing for a fight in which I have little interest.