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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (3 children)

There is nothing to debate, Linux is just Linus with an x at the end and should be pronounced as such.

Though sometimes I wish Linus had claimed it was pronounced laynaxe just to fuck with people. Too bad we already know: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c39QPDTDdXU&pp=ygUpbXkgbmFtZSBpcyBsaW51cyB0b3J2YWxkcyBhbmQgaSBwcm9ub3VuY2U%3D

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Y'know the gnome/Guh-nome debate? I intentionally pronounce it Zhnome to fuck with people.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

It's jee-nom, pronounced while rotating your eyes

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

The G and m are silent

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

It's pronounced djinn-ohm, like Genome. It's a direct reference to magic, Buddhism, and the building blocks of life.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Also remember to pronounce KDE as "kdeeh" instead of spelling it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Linux is just Linus with an x at the end and should be pronounced as such.

Agreed. The Swedish/Finnish pronunciation of Linus is "Lee-nus" and not "Lai-nus", hence the correct pronunciation of Linux is "Lee-nux".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

"Hello, this is Linus Torvalds and I pronounce 'Linux' as 'Linux'."

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

https://m.piped.video/watch?v=c39QPDTDdXU&pp=ygUpbXkgbmFtZSBpcyBsaW51cyB0b3J2YWxkcyBhbmQgaSBwcm9ub3VuY2U%3D

Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.