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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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  1. All posts must be showerthoughts
  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
  3. No politics
    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
  4. Posts must be original/unique
  5. Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS

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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 29 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I know GNU because it’s a recursive acronym.

[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 14 points 5 days ago

The real Linux fork bomb

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

No one can really know what GNU stands for unless they can perform an infinite recursion in constant time.

[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

GNU isn't entirely infinite though. After unpacking GNU is Not Unix 10^45 times, you actually find out what the final G is for.

[–] BootLoop@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 days ago

I actually wrote a script to figure out what the last G stands for. The last G stsnds for "RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded". Pretty weird.

[–] PlantPowerPhysicist@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

This is why it really should have been called "NNU", that would work perfectly.

[–] BootLoop@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 days ago (4 children)

I like using the GNU's Not Unix Image Manipulation Program ToolKit when I make GUIs.

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Ah, so a GUI is in fact a GNU User Interface ?

[–] BootLoop@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago

I think we should call them Gnuser Interfaces and shorten it to GI. Gnome systems only.

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

*GNU is my pepper

[–] yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Have you ever used the GNU's Not Unix Image Manipulation Program ToolKit America Online Instant Messenger?

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

yeah, but what does GNU stand for?

[–] BootLoop@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

GNU's Not Unix.

See my comment here to see what the GNU part stands for: https://sh.itjust.works/comment/18917548

[–] nagaram@startrek.website 3 points 5 days ago

From your user name to the link joke.

This is a real master piece