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Meta post I've decided to make. I enjoyed the unixporn subreddit a lot when I used reddit more. I enjoy customizing my linux de as much as the next nerd.

But you definitely shouldn't use racist slang to refer to the process.

To be clear, I didn't know the origin of the term 'ricing' until fairly recently. I was chattimg with my friend and used it to describe my de setup. They informed me that apparently it's from car customization, and is a pejorative against generally asian men who customize their car to look like a racecar.

After learning this I was sad to realize just how engrained it is in linux de customization culture. I personally have stopped using the term, and I would ask everyone here stop as well.

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[–] ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago (9 children)

The hexbear squad is really brigading the fuck out of this thread.

[–] jackoid@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago

This thread has 400 comments. It's on everyone's feed who federated with lemmy.ml

[–] Shinji_Ikari@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Instance has comparatively high and active userbase with a very high percentage of Linux users

Is this brigading? is-this

[–] midnight@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Instance has comparatively high and active userbase with a very high percentage of Linux users

That may be true, but your instance doesn't have a very high percentage of engagement in this community outside of this post. Copying from an older comment of mine:

These are the top 3 instances commenting in this specific post at the time of writing (2023-08-25 08:02 UTC):

instance   | count
-------------+-------
hexbear.net |   205
lemmy.ml    |   106
lemm.ee     |    61

These are the top 3 instances and their comment counts on any post in lemmy.ml/c/unixporn this month at the time of writing:

domain    | count
-------------+-------
lemmy.ml    |   210
hexbear.net |   210
lemm.ee     |   100

You're reading that right, hexbear has a whopping FIVE comments in this community that are not part of this post.

One of those 5 is a user participating in the hexbear brigade in this thread that commented previously said rices were inspiring. But go ahead and tell me all those users are pillars of the linux community. Which bad faith argument will you use next?

Inb4 bRIgaDIng HAs To be ORGaniZed And we're NoT; even though an acceptable use of the term is also when a particular group floods another community's space that they don't normally participate in. I know you lot have trouble grasping a term can have multiple definitions, so don't hurt yourself champ.

[–] Shinji_Ikari@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's great and all, but this is a federated comm, it appeared on my home page under active. I don't know if it matters if I personally shared my XMonad config and custom volume widget or commented on yet another custom tiling wm. I always exclusively lurked on the subreddit. I lurk on this one too. Discussion isn't usually that insightful besides "wow!" and "theme?".

This time, there was actual discussion and I decided to join in. Much more interesting than the 900th i3 gaps with an 18 pixel gap and 15 lines of code visible in the terminal.

[–] midnight@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

Cool. Your instance had like 22 users subscribed to lemmy.ml/c/unixporn. Stop pretending you all lurk this community and finally decided to comment all at the same time.

[–] Freeanotherday@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is a .ml post.... by one of us...

Who the fuck do you think you are saying we are not part of the .ml community?

We were here before you and we will be here after you're purged with the rest of the libs.

inshallah

[–] midnight@lemmy.one 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What? You know hexbear isn't lemmy.ml... right?? Your instance has 22 users subscribed to lemmy.ml/c/unixporn. You'll notice I didn't say you're not part of whatever .ml community you're talking about (although hilarious if you're actually Mali gov.) I'm saying your instance is not an active participant in this unixporn community outside of this post. Also probably pretty safe to bet you're not actually part of whatever ml community you're imagining.

Another not so clever shift by you fools to unsuccessfully change what I've said.

We were here before you and we will be here after you’re purged with the rest of the libs.

Are you the reason your comrades keep questioning knowledge on federation? Your instance didn't federate until earlier this month. It's literally impossible for your collective "we" to have been here before anyone with an account older than that, of which there are plenty.

To spell it out for you. You don't know what you're talking about. Your instance as a whole does not engage with lemmy.ml/c/unixporn outside of this post. Be more mad though, it's fun dismantling you all one by one. Maybe just stick to your safe space echo chamber 👍

[–] Freeanotherday@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] midnight@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah I'll accept your surrender as well. Back to your little safe space now, skip to it.

[–] Freeanotherday@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You are literally crying about us being in your safe space, nerd.

[–] midnight@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What? Pointing out that you fools are piling onto people in this post isn't crying? Pointing out that you fools aren't active participants in this community isn't crying?

You're butthurt that I said you're not part of this community and when confronted with evidence that backs it up you .. checks notes .. reacted like a petulant child.

Again, probably best to stick to your safe space echo chamber.

[–] Freeanotherday@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] midnight@lemmy.one 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Take the L and go home. Or maybe form an actual response if you're capable. I'm not sure you are

[–] Freeanotherday@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is my comm now. Go away.

[–] midnight@lemmy.one -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nah try again. Based on how few of you sub here I wouldn't be surprised if you didn't know how to use a terminal and thought all command line stuff makes people hackerman.

Gtfo

[–] Freeanotherday@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

xinternet

Incorrect, I am the type of hacker man that has accidentally formatted my hard drive by entering random commands I find posted on the internet... 7 times now.

[–] midnight@lemmy.one 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Glad we established this isn't your community.

[–] Freeanotherday@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But it is.

@dessalines@lemmy.ml can you mod me for a sec. I bring you a dengiun as an offering.

denguin

[–] midnight@lemmy.one -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You think asking for mod makes this your community? Oof

[–] Freeanotherday@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No I think being part of the lemmy community and fediverse makes this my community.

[–] midnight@lemmy.one 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Imagine thinking being on lemmy makes you a member of every community on the platform. Guess that makes me a member of the hexbear community then eh comrade?

Watch out, better not let them find out the lib communities are yours as well 🤭

[–] Freeanotherday@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

Yes. Stop in the mega and introduce yourself.

[–] s0ykaf@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

thread appears on our feeds. we comment on it.

i understand it feels bad to have your beliefs questioned, but that's not brigading, it's simply how these websites work

[–] immuredanchorite@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

there is no such thing as "brigading" in federation. it is just people commenting you don't agree with

[–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

It’s brigaiding when people you don’t like comment on posts that everyone can see on the website we all use

Big brain take right here

[–] ElGosso@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

Noooooo don't comment on our public post on social media that we purposely allowed you to comment on wojak-nooo

[–] Freeanotherday@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

Brigading the fuck out of our comrade's thread...?

We can't defend ourselves when called out or support each other outside of hexbear.net without being called out for brigrading.

Ya all losing your minds.

[–] randint@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

400 comments total is rookie numbers. You should check out the news posts involving either Russia, China, or Taiwan. Or check out this post where the admins of lemm.ee asked for the users' opinions of whether to defederate from hexbear.net. There are 1884 comments. (There was once more than 1900 comments, but I guess the mods removed some.)

[–] Freeanotherday@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] randint@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, I listed Taiwan separately from China.

[–] Freeanotherday@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] combat_brandonism@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

they're a so-called taiwanese comprador you can pay them no mind

[–] randint@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] combat_brandonism@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

no, you are literally a colonial comprador

hope that clears it up

[–] randint@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago

You are literally a Chinese propaganda swallower.

Hope that clears it up.

[–] combat_brandonism@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] randint@lemm.ee -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Just in case you didn't know, your comment along with the other replies are a perfect example of brigading.

[–] combat_brandonism@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

lmao the absolute condescension

I was participating in this thread before you, finding it on my all/active feed

go back to reddit if you want to whine about brigading

[–] randint@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why does 50% of hexbears tell people they don't like to go back to reddit? I am never going back.

[–] combat_brandonism@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

because brigades are a reddit thing but go off

[–] randint@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago

says the hexbear while brigading

[–] combat_brandonism@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

sorry let me rephrase that in a way you'll understand

"Just in case you didn't know, your reply along with your other comments are a perfect example of having no idea what the fuck you're talking about."

[–] randint@lemm.ee -2 points 1 year ago
[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

too much discussion on your discussion platform?

[–] NormalC@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

Lemmy user when they complain about people commenting on their social media site stupidpol