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

[Mikalai Birukou]

On 2025-04-28 12:35, Jason Eckert wrote:

> 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/).

I also feel that is more about owning and being master of one's own stuff. Quoting the blog:

"In the 1990s, cars could be easily had, and riced. Today, computers can be easily had, and riced."

> 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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