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How it feels being a linux geek: (Why yes, I do run Mint, BTW.) in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world

[–] dangrousperson@feddit.org 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Your comment made me curious and I tried looking for an answer. I found this forum post from 2008 asking basically the same thing. https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=17953

The founder Clem answered:

Why the name MINT??

Long story... I was writing articles/tutorials for linuxforums.org for a while and I eventually decided to publish them myself, so I needed a .com and I thought of a name. Mint is cold, it's short, it's fresh, it's easy to type and to remember and in English it even means "cool", "good condition", "perfect" etc... I also liked the way Linux was associated with the poles, the penguins, the ice.. the way a pristine kernel was called "vanilla"... and so Mint was kind of close to all of that. Great name, no particular meaning... just a series of nice subjective associations I guess.

Clem do you like Mint?

It's my favorite non-alcoholic drink. If you ever go to Paris on a sunny day do order a "Diabolo Menthe" :wink: I also love the smell of Mint and the flavor (especially with lamb)

Why do I never hear about an artist "selling out" anymore? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[–] dangrousperson@feddit.org 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Quote from the wonderfully hilarious movie Popstar: Never Stop, Never Stopping.

"Nowadays if you don't sell out, people will wonder if no one asked you to."

Linksextreme protestieren gegen Bielefelder CDU in c/wehrhaftedemokratie@feddit.org

[–] dangrousperson@feddit.org 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Falschnachricht von Schwurblermedien. Bielefeld gibt es gar nicht.

Google Trends comparison between Steam Deck and other PC handhelds in c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz

[–] dangrousperson@feddit.org 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They would, if you looked at them individually. It's a percentage based on peak of any of the searched terms. This means at its peak only 25% as many people were googling the ROG vs the Deck at its (separate) peak.