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Submit screenshots of all your *NIX desktops, themes, and nifty configurations, or submit anything else that will make themers happy. Maybe a server running on an Amiga, or a Thinkpad signed by Bjarne Stroustrup? Show the world how pretty your computer can be!

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Hey, we should all really stop using racist slang to refer to customozation (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago (24 children)

I kinda thought this conversation would eventually happen. I have mixed feelings on the subject but am generally inclined not to use the term myself as I find it distasteful. But I think there's an important consideration for those who'd like to discontinue the term rice in this community: what language would we like to use instead? Specifically a good noun for referring to a given setup we've made. In therapy they teach you that stopping a behavior is a very hard thing to accomplish, and that instead you should always try to replace a behavior- I believe that idea is very relevant here

I'd be curious to hear people's thoughts on what they'd like to use instead

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (12 children)

I'm not active in the community these days but I might as well through some suggestions in the mix:

splash (like a splash of paint)
face
tweek
dec (like decorate, or decked out) or deq

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I like the sound of decking, makes me think of the people who do cool mods on their steam deck!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

"Decking" brought to mind someone punching someone else at first lol

Still, I'm still firmly on Team Toast NGL (context: someone here suggested the new term be toast, just because)

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