▲ 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 10 months ago by throws_lemy@reddthat.com to c/technology@lemmy.world 331 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] UnbrokenTaco@lemmy.world 10 points 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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