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[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 149 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] dogsnest@lemmy.world 95 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] trainden@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 4 months ago (5 children)
[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)
pkg_add estrogen

is I believe most appropriate.

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[–] Norgur@kbin.social 24 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Do I have to enable backports for that package?

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 23 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It could become glitchy. Consider enabling Frontport as well.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You guys don't run several updates in parallel on the same system??

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 8 points 4 months ago

Sounds dangerous, aren't you scared of catching the c standard library?

[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

# man estrogen

[–] user1234@lemmynsfw.com 121 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Which came first, the Linux or the egg?

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 24 points 4 months ago (4 children)
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[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 104 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Estrogen

AMD64

Where's ARM estrogen

[–] zea_64@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 4 months ago

Asahi Estrogen™

[–] MenacingPerson@lemm.ee 14 points 4 months ago

That's meant to be injected.

[–] casual_turtle_stew_enjoyer@sh.itjust.works 88 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

If it wasn't obvious that the Debian box is a parody, here's what the ~~Japanese~~ Chinese text along the top reads on each box:

Please read the instructions carefully and use it under the guidance of a physician. It is strictly prohibited to be used in food and feed processing.

Please read the installation instructions carefully and use it under the guidance of the administrator. It is strictly prohibited to use for server installation.

so yes, the title is correct-- this is not a coincidence, the Debian box was made explicitly for this joke

edit: thanks for the correction folks, honestly thought it looked more like Japanese than Chinese at first glance and I am obviously not an expert in either. Appreciate the call-out, very deserved.

[–] PlexSheep@infosec.pub 28 points 4 months ago (3 children)

How do you identify it as Japanese? I see no hiragana or katakana, which is how I usually identify text as Japanese instead of Chinese.

[–] vistencluse@lemmy.world 34 points 4 months ago (2 children)

You see, he knew because he is wrong and it is indeed Chinese

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Yeah I got it completely wrong.

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[–] Sloogs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Lol I can tell you just used Google Lens or some shit and then proceeded to make it sound like you knew what you were talking about by assuming it was Japanese (it's not).

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[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 76 points 4 months ago (2 children)

... you guys install it via USB drive or ... ?

[–] SpaceCadet@feddit.nl 110 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Good news ... it's a suppository!

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago

Universal Serial Butt.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 14 points 4 months ago

Oh, good.
That's how I install Linux anyway.

[–] kholby@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

[Zoidberg noises]

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[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 16 points 4 months ago

Just apply the patch already.

[–] penquin@lemm.ee 58 points 4 months ago (1 children)

On the right, a drug that takes estrogen.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 8 points 4 months ago (3 children)
[–] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 60 points 4 months ago (3 children)
[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

This is the funniest comment I’ve read all week.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

Might explain the hysterics.

[–] trashgirlfriend@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Performance enhancing drugs for tactical shooters/rhythm games.

[–] areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 10 points 4 months ago

A hormone in the human body that's typically present in higher concentrations in females than males. Often given as HRT to trans women and post-menopausal women.

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[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 57 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] droans@lemmy.world 24 points 4 months ago

Indiana waiting for Texas and Florida to ban it so it can do something more extreme but without any flak.

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[–] oo1@kbin.social 47 points 4 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Bougie_Birdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 38 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 21 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (5 children)
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[–] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 36 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I suspected Debian users were soyboys and now I have the documents to prove it.

[–] trashgirlfriend@lemmy.world 28 points 4 months ago (1 children)

They used to be soyboys but then they bought an ikea plushie.

[–] Colour_me_triggered@lemm.ee 18 points 4 months ago

A specific IKEA plushie

[–] FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee 29 points 4 months ago (1 children)

“Progynova”.. that’s a really great name. Naming things is hard so I always appreciate a good name when I see one

[–] uninvitedguest@lemmy.ca 18 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Could you elaborate on what makes the name a good one?

[–] Bolt@lemmy.world 31 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (4 children)

I read it as pro-gyn-nova

  • Pro: as in professional/effective
  • Gyn: woman (from Proto-Indo-European *gwen), like in gynocology
  • Nova: new (in many romance languages)

It rolls off the tongue and encapsulates three important aspects. I'm sure there are other readings of it too.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 31 points 4 months ago

I think it's more pro like the prefix meaning "for."

So it would roughly mean "for new woman"

[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 4 months ago

ah yes, professional woman creation serum.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago
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[–] FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee 7 points 4 months ago

Ah, other commenters beat me to saying what I was going to say regarding the semantics.

But also, it’s a unique artificially created word. Nobody is going to confuse it for anything else (granted, that might get murky with pharmaceuticals). It’s searchable with any piece of software that does simple string matching. Also, it isn’t itself a constituent of some other longer word, which helps with that kind of thing too.

The spelling of the word is also phonetically logical. Being a new artificially created word, they could’ve spelled it however they wanted, but they chose the spelling that reads how it sounds. Very few people are going to hear it spoken and misspell it if they’re typing it into some device.

Yeah.. that sums it up

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[–] stephfinitely@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

There is a reason a lot of trans girls use Debian.

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