Linux Memes

The classic virgin vs chad format, but make it about hardware worship. Modern frameworks get roasted for chasing Apple aesthetics with their boring gray colorways and weird dongle-dependent ports, while being so anorexic-thin they can't fit a replaceable battery. Meanwhile, the ThinkPad is out here being the Nokia 3310 of laptops—10+ years old, still kicking, with a replaceable CPU and optical drive bay because why not . The TrackPointer (that iconic red nub) gets the respect it deserves as a "magnificent" input device, while frameworks are crying about not having 14-inch models with sourceable screens. The best part? That ThinkPad can't even run Windows 11 because it lacks TPM 2.0 support, but who cares when you're running Linux like a true gigachad. The "fancy stickers put on by the user" is the cherry on top—because your laptop isn't complete without at least 47 programming language stickers and a "powered by caffeine" decal. Fun fact: ThinkPads were literally tested in space on the ISS. Your MacBook could never.

The eternal dance of resume inflation. On your CV, you're architecting "decentralized real-time data flow" systems like some blockchain-wielding wizard. In reality? You're just reading from stdout and piping it to stdin. That's literally Unix 101 from 1971, but slap some buzzwords on it and suddenly you're a distributed systems expert. Every developer knows the game: take your mundane daily tasks and translate them into enterprise-speak that makes HR's eyes light up. "Implemented cross-process communication protocols" sounds way better than "I used a pipe." The swole doge vs regular doge format captures this perfectly—we all present ourselves as architectural gods while internally knowing we're just plumbers connecting pipes. The job market runs on this mutual delusion, and honestly? If HR is gonna filter for keywords instead of skills, might as well give them what they want.

Windows will happily install software from the Reagan administration without batting an eye, maintaining backward compatibility like it's a sacred duty. Meanwhile, Linux is out here with that smug "already installed" energy because half your system came pre-packaged from 1999. The duality of operating systems: one hoards legacy support like a digital museum, the other ships with everything including the kitchen sink. Both approaches are equally chaotic in their own special way, and somehow we've all just accepted this as normal.

Ah yes, the intoxicating aroma of a brand new server rack—nothing quite compares to that blend of fresh electronics, pristine metal, and the faint scent of budget approval forms. It's like new car smell, but for sysadmins who get weirdly emotional about hardware. The description "Like a freshly unboxed rack unit infused with corporate hope" is *chef's kiss* because it captures that brief, magical moment before reality sets in. Before the 2 AM outages. Before the "temporary" workarounds become permanent. Before someone inevitably misconfigures the firewall and brings down production. Right now it's all potential and promise. Give it three months and it'll smell like overheating components, broken dreams, and someone's leftover pizza from the last emergency maintenance window.

The evolution of gaming platforms perfectly captured in three stages of corporate desperation. Nintendo and Xbox started out hostile, screaming at you for daring to emulate their precious titles or even thinking about buying used games (because how dare you not pay full price twice). Then they pivoted to the subscription model grift, begging you to please subscribe because their "exclusives" are totally worth it. Meanwhile, Linux gaming just rolled up like the chad it is and said "do whatever you want, it's your machine." No DRM tantrums, no subscription guilt trips, just pure freedom. Proton and Steam Deck really turned Linux from "yeah but can it run games tho?" into "yeah it runs YOUR games better than your own OS." The irony? The platform that was supposedly "not ready for gaming" ended up being the most pro-gamer of them all.

Content Me holding down the power button to turn off my PC when it only shows me U Update and shut down and E Update and restart

Content Performance CPU 110% 3.99 GHz Memory 28.3/31.9 GB (89%) Disk O (H:) HDD (SATA) 0% Disk 1 (E; HDD (SATA) 0% Disk 2 (F:) SSD (SATA) 0% Disk 3 (C:) SSD (NVMe) 0% CPU % Utilisation

So you dug that dusty 2009 laptop out of the closet, slapped Linux on it, and suddenly you're running a self-hosted VPN, Pi-hole, and maybe a Nextcloud instance. Your friends think you've gone full tinfoil hat mode, but you're just practicing good OPSEC (operational security) like any reasonable person who's read one too many articles about data brokers. The drill sergeant format is chef's kiss here—because yeah, caring about digital privacy in 2024 shouldn't be some fringe conspiracy theory. It's literally just common sense with extra steps. That old ThinkPad running Debian isn't paranoia; it's called not wanting your smart toaster to know your browsing history. Plus, Linux on old hardware is basically necromancy. That machine was practically e-waste until you gave it a second life as your personal Fort Knox. Windows would've needed 45 minutes just to boot.