▲ 1415 ▼ In wake of Windows 10 retirement, over 780,000 Windows users skip Win 11 for Linux, says Zorin OS developers — distro hits unprecedented 1 million downloads in five weeks (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 9 months ago by throws_lemy@reddthat.com to c/technology@lemmy.world 331 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] UnbrokenTaco@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago (5 children) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorn_(letter) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] KazuyaDarklight@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (4 children) Ok, that explains the references. What's up with the downvoting? I see the Nordic/Islandic connection, is artificial use of the character some kind of white supremacists viking dog whistle or something? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 8 points 9 months ago (3 children) Nah, the downvotes are from people who think they're punishing a nonconformist. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] XiELEd@piefed.social 2 points 9 months ago (2 children) They're not even using thorn rn why are they still downvoting this guy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 2 points 9 months ago (1 child) Oh, I'm not the thorn guy, he just doesn't bother me like the conformists want so I'm catching strays, haha permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 months ago Yeah, it's... It's a pretty bizarre reason to downvote someone, but if that's what they want to do, nobody is going to stop them from wasting their time permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KazuyaDarklight@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (4 children) Ok, that explains the references. What's up with the downvoting? I see the Nordic/Islandic connection, is artificial use of the character some kind of white supremacists viking dog whistle or something? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 8 points 9 months ago (3 children) Nah, the downvotes are from people who think they're punishing a nonconformist. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] XiELEd@piefed.social 2 points 9 months ago (2 children) They're not even using thorn rn why are they still downvoting this guy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 2 points 9 months ago (1 child) Oh, I'm not the thorn guy, he just doesn't bother me like the conformists want so I'm catching strays, haha permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 months ago Yeah, it's... It's a pretty bizarre reason to downvote someone, but if that's what they want to do, nobody is going to stop them from wasting their time permalink fedilink source parent
[–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 8 points 9 months ago (3 children) Nah, the downvotes are from people who think they're punishing a nonconformist. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] XiELEd@piefed.social 2 points 9 months ago (2 children) They're not even using thorn rn why are they still downvoting this guy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 2 points 9 months ago (1 child) Oh, I'm not the thorn guy, he just doesn't bother me like the conformists want so I'm catching strays, haha permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 months ago Yeah, it's... It's a pretty bizarre reason to downvote someone, but if that's what they want to do, nobody is going to stop them from wasting their time permalink fedilink source parent
[–] XiELEd@piefed.social 2 points 9 months ago (2 children) They're not even using thorn rn why are they still downvoting this guy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 2 points 9 months ago (1 child) Oh, I'm not the thorn guy, he just doesn't bother me like the conformists want so I'm catching strays, haha permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 months ago Yeah, it's... It's a pretty bizarre reason to downvote someone, but if that's what they want to do, nobody is going to stop them from wasting their time permalink fedilink source parent
[–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 2 points 9 months ago (1 child) Oh, I'm not the thorn guy, he just doesn't bother me like the conformists want so I'm catching strays, haha permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 months ago Yeah, it's... It's a pretty bizarre reason to downvote someone, but if that's what they want to do, nobody is going to stop them from wasting their time permalink fedilink source parent
[–] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 months ago Yeah, it's... It's a pretty bizarre reason to downvote someone, but if that's what they want to do, nobody is going to stop them from wasting their time permalink fedilink source parent