HaileyDec 11
the g in gobject stands for glib, and the g in glib stands for gtk, and the g in gtk stands for gimp, however the g in gimp stands for gnu, so really the g in glib stands for gnu, but you shouldn't confuse it with gnulib, which is developed by the gnu project, who shouldn't be confused as the developers of glib, which is the gnome project, in which the g also stands for gnu
Show threadAndrocatDec 11
@hailey
As I understand it, gnu stands for gnu, not unix, which means the g resolves as "not unix".
Show threadAlfred M. Szmidt

@androcat The name โ€œGNUโ€ is a recursive acronym for โ€œGNU's Not Unix.โ€

https://www.gnu.org/home.en.html

@hailey

The GNU Operating System and the Free Software Movement

Since 1983, developing the free Unix style operating system GNU, so that computer users can have the freedom to share and improve the software they use.

Dec 11 at 8:25amWeb
Show threadAndrocatDec 11

@amszmidt

Hence my joke.

In math "x=not-y" means x can be replaced by not-y, which means almost any "g" in a linux acronym ought to be replaceable with a "nu"

@hailey

Show threadAlfred M. SzmidtDec 11

@androcat What joke? That is not what GNU means, and how we define in English, not Math. *plonk*

@hailey

Show threadPinkDec 11
@amszmidt @androcat @hailey do you understand the concept of jokes?
Show threadAlfred M. SzmidtDec 11

@can "To my understanding, <absurd untruth>" is not a joke.

Here is a joke, Knock knock, who's there? A troll. *plonk*

Show threadOriel Jutty Dec 11
@amszmidt So we've established you don't understand what jokes are, but can you explain what you mean by troll?
Show threadAlfred M. SzmidtDec 11
@barubary We have established you have no fucking clue what a joke is. Now, kindly fuck off.
Show threadgoedelchenDec 11
@amszmidt @barubary You're still replying after two *plonk*s? I guess you don't understand what plonk means...
Show threadnieuemmaDec 16
@goedelchen you're a hero
Show threadcodl ๐ŸšฒDec 11
@amszmidt man...
Show threadKraftwerk-Das Model CollapseDec 11
@amszmidt whoosh: the toot: the movie: the musical
Show threadAlfred M. SzmidtDec 11

@dngrs *standing applause*?

Loved the quip about "reply guys", say absurdly false things, defend it as a joke, and then toss out insults... 

Show threadKraftwerk-Das Model CollapseDec 11
@amszmidt I'm here all week!
Show threadKraftwerk-Das Model CollapseDec 11
@amszmidt in case you didn't like my reply ironically: I was making fun of you
Show threadAlfred M. SzmidtDec 12
@dngrs I am aware.
Show threadAndrocatDec 11

amszmidt

I'd wait until you got it, but I don't think there's any risk of that.

The linux reply guys are really a breed apart.

@hailey

Show threadOzzelot Dec 11
@androcat
This time around it's the GNU replyguys
@hailey
Show threadAndrocatDec 11

@ozzelot

Replygnuys ๐Ÿ˜‚

@hailey

Show threadAlysDec 11
@ozzelot
@androcat @hailey
The g in guys stands for "god no, not again"
Show threadOzzelot Dec 11
@lady_alys
And the uys is a gagging sound
@androcat @hailey
Show threadAlan Langford ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿงค๐ŸงŠๆ‘Dec 19
@androcat @hailey I brought a math joke to a computer science open mike and they didn't get it.