[kwlug-disc] PewDiePie switched to Linux and encourages his viewers to do so too

[Jason Eckert]

Ricing has been popular with newer generations entering the *nix world for
at least a decade (
https://jasoneckert.github.io/myblog/how-ricing-shifted-from-cars-to-computers/
).
Just look for the unixporn Reddit and Discord to see that community - it's
alive and well!

On Mon, 28 Apr 2025 at 12:07, Jason <jasonpa at gmail.com> wrote:

> It's a derogatory term that originally referred to modifying street cars
> for racing, mainly for looks, not performance.
> Historically, a lot of the imported cars from Asia, such as the JDM
> (Japanese Domestic Market) street racing scene were modified with larger
> rims, exhaust, wings, etc.
>
> https://www.carthrottle.com/post/aj5v9qg
> https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ricer
>
> Whenever I see a front wheel drive Civic with a huge wing adding rear
> downforce (and reducing front wheel traction, killing power) I laugh a
> bit...
> To be fair, some of the wings will add force while cornering, which can
> actually be useful, but if you know, you know...
>
> If you go on Reddit /r/unixporn - that's where you'll see all the desktop
> setups similarly modified for looks... aka "ricing your desktop".
>
> On Mon, Apr 28, 2025 at 11:59 AM Mikalai Birukou via kwlug-disc <
> kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:
>
>>
>> > For the less cool kids around here: what is ricing?
>>
>> Lunch time?
>>
>>
>>
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