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cannedtuna lemmy.world cannedtuna@lemmy.world
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reader lemmy.zip reader@lemmy.zip
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OK, but which distro?

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cannedtuna lemmy.world cannedtuna@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-21
#3 · Quote Reply

OK, but which distro?

Hannah Montana Linux of course

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Séimhe (sé / é) lemmy.world Seimhe@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-03-29
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If that’s a real photo, I have to know more about it!

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bobbyfiend retrolemmy.com bobbyfiend@retrolemmy.com
Joined: 2026-06-21
#5 · Quote Reply

Is there a version of this with, you know, just one more space in the text? You know where.

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cannedtuna lemmy.world cannedtuna@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-21
#6 · Quote Reply

If that’s a real photo, I have to know more about it!

Probably fake. Only found 2 links back to some sort of original post, one to x and one to Facebook and both had some bs story to go with it. I did find a 10 second clip on YouTube to some bullshit music and some motion, but idk.

I mean, who leaves their tent open in the Antarctic?

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cannedtuna lemmy.world cannedtuna@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-21
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Is there a version of this with, you know, just one more space in the text? You know where.

Not sure what you mean. I don’t see an issue with the spacingon this meme

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Samsy lemmy.ml Samsy@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2021-02-05
#8 · Quote Reply

OK, but which distro?

"Mother of god" - must be TempleOS

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atomicbocks sh.itjust.works atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-02-16
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Probably fake. Only found 2 links back to some sort of original post, one to x and one to Facebook and both had some bs story to go with it. I did find a 10 second clip on YouTube to some bullshit music and some motion, but idk. I mean, who leaves their tent open in the Antarctic?

You are probably right, but just as a fun fact; Penguins exist far outside Antarctica:

Penguin range from Wikipedia.

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qyron sopuli.xyz qyron@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2023-08-19
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If this is biggest danger of Antartica, book me a flight.

But then there is the obligation of preemptive apendectomy in order to go to Antarctica. And I try to avoid being stabed to life as I can possibly manage.

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Sunshine (she/her) lemmy.ca Sunshine@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2024-09-16
#11 · Quote Reply

Upgrade his workstation Rico!

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Laurel Raven lemmy.zip laurelraven@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2024-08-07
#12 · Quote Reply

OK, but which distro?

Gentoo. It is, after all, the fastest penguin.

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molten_boron sh.itjust.works molten_boron@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2026-01-08
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Not sure what you mean. I don’t see an issue with the spacingon this meme

Is c/keming a thing?

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Lena gregtech.eu lena@gregtech.eu
Joined: 2025-01-19
#14 · Quote Reply

You are probably right, but just as a fun fact; Penguins exist far outside Antarctica:

Huh, I didn't know that. Thanks!

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Zen_Shinobi lemmy.world Zen_Shinobi@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-08-11
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This is wholesome!

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djmikeale feddit.dk djmikeale@feddit.dk
Joined: 2025-06-24
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Not sure what you mean. I don’t see an issue with the spacingon this meme

I reckon it's a reference to Linuxon

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myotheraccount lemmy.world myotheraccount@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-04-27
#17 · Quote Reply

Huh, I didn't know that. Thanks!

There is a great show about penguins in south africa, called Penguin Town.
Highly recommend!

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SeductiveTortoise piefed.social SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-07-16
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You are probably right, but just as a fun fact; Penguins exist far outside Antarctica:

But Australia would be even worse!

Have you seen Australians?

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trxxruraxvr lemmy.world trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-19
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"Mother of god" - must be TempleOS

TempleOS is not Linux

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strop lemmy.ml strop@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2020-11-30
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Me, whenever someone's not asleep or asleep

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tyler programming.dev tyler@programming.dev
Joined: 2023-06-12
#21 · Quote Reply

I reckon it's a reference to Linuxon

They know, reread their comment.

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llii discuss.tchncs.de llii@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2024-04-04
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Is c/keming a thing?

!Keming@lemmy.world

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djmikeale feddit.dk djmikeale@feddit.dk
Joined: 2025-06-24
#23 · Quote Reply

They know, reread their comment.

Ah yeah I see haha

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porous_grey_matter lemmy.ml porous_grey_matter@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-12-09
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Probably fake. Only found 2 links back to some sort of original post, one to x and one to Facebook and both had some bs story to go with it. I did find a 10 second clip on YouTube to some bullshit music and some motion, but idk. I mean, who leaves their tent open in the Antarctic?

I mean, who leaves their tent open in the Antarctic?

Not saying it's real, but... Someone who wants to take a photo like this? In the summer (which it would be since it's light out) it's not thaaat cold near the coast. Maybe -10 C, but probably more like +5 these days, sometimes much warmer. Additionally, for a single-walled tent, ventilation is extremely important or else moisture build up will condense on the tent and get you wet, which you really don't want when it's cold.

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jaybone lemmy.zip jaybone@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-02-08
#25 · Quote Reply

Is there a version of this with, you know, just one more space in the text? You know where.

LinuxON Operating Nystem

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jaybone lemmy.zip jaybone@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-02-08
#26 · Quote Reply

Would these guys peck at you?

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KairuByte lemmy.dbzer0.com KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2023-08-09
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If this is biggest danger of Antartica, book me a flight. But then there is the obligation of preemptive apendectomy in order to go to Antarctica. And I try to avoid being stabed to life as I can possibly manage.

Pretty sure that requirement is slightly overblown, just don’t travel near the winter months and you’re likely fine.

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xavier666 lemmy.umucat.day xavier666@lemmy.umucat.day
Joined: 2025-06-06
#28 · Quote Reply

Upgrade his workstation Rico!

And what about me, skipper? 🐧

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TallonMetroid lemmy.world TallonMetroid@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-09-06
#29 · Quote Reply

You are probably right, but just as a fun fact; Penguins exist far outside Antarctica:

Those look like emperor penguins, though, which are actually endemic to Antarctica.

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Séimhe (sé / é) lemmy.world Seimhe@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-03-29
#30 · Quote Reply

There is a great show about penguins in south africa, called Penguin Town. Highly recommend!

Thanks! Gonna watch it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin_Town

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Tar_Alcaran sh.itjust.works Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-10-06
#31 · Quote Reply

If this is biggest danger of Antartica, book me a flight. But then there is the obligation of preemptive apendectomy in order to go to Antarctica. And I try to avoid being stabed to life as I can possibly manage.

I think there might be a few other risks, like say, freezing to death.

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Tar_Alcaran sh.itjust.works Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-10-06
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Pretty sure that requirement is slightly overblown, just don’t travel near the winter months and you’re likely fine.

Also, afaik, it only applies to the doctors, because if someone else gets appendicitis, the doctor can remove it. And while a non-zero number of doctors have removed their own appendix, it's not really medically recommended.

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reader lemmy.zip reader@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-02-19
#33 · Quote Reply

TempleOS is not Linux

gnu is not Unix

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RealisticBroccoli piefed.social RealisticBroccoli@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-08-02
#34 · (edited) Quote Reply

Would these guys peck at you?

New fear unlocked. thank you

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qyron sopuli.xyz qyron@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2023-08-19
#35 · Quote Reply

I think there might be a few other risks, like say, freezing to death.

If that is what it takes to have my devices hacked and installed with Linux by penguins, that is a risk I'm willing to take.

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some_guy lemmy.sdf.org some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
Joined: 2023-06-26
#36 · Quote Reply

Made me chuckle right after I woke up. Great start to the day. Closing Lemmy on a high note.

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Avicenna programming.dev Avicenna@programming.dev
Joined: 2025-11-07
#37 · (edited) Quote Reply

They never got to the installation stage because they couldn't agree on the distro

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ILikeBoobies lemmy.ca ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-08-14
#38 · Quote Reply

I wonder how it feels to hold a penguin.

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atomicbocks sh.itjust.works atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-02-16
#39 · Quote Reply

Those look like emperor penguins, though, which are actually endemic to Antarctica.

I guess that proves the fakeness then though because emperor penguins usually stand around 4 feet in height.

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trxxruraxvr lemmy.world trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-19
#40 · Quote Reply

gnu is not Unix

TempleOS is neither

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Jankatarch lemmy.world Jankatarch@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-07-12
#41 · (edited) Quote Reply

They never got to the installation stage because they couldn't agree on the distro

All of them.

Bedrock Linux.
Bedrock Linux is a meta Linux distribution which allows users to mix-and-match components from other, typically incompatible distributions. Bedrock integrates these components into one largely cohesive system.
For example, one could have:
Debian's stable coreutils,
Arch's cutting edge kernel,
Void's runit init system,
A pdf reader with custom patches automatically maintained by Gentoo's portage,
A font from Arch's AUR,
Games running against Ubuntu's libraries,
Business software running against CentOS's libraries,
All at the same time and working together mostly as though they were packaged for the same distribution.

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RamSwamson lemmy.sdf.org RamSwamson@lemmy.sdf.org
Joined: 2023-07-02
#42 · Quote Reply

Is there a version of this with, you know, just one more space in the text? You know where.

I use Linuxon btw

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Avicenna programming.dev Avicenna@programming.dev
Joined: 2025-11-07
#43 · Quote Reply

All of them.

huh TIL bedrock

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TootSweet lemmy.world TootSweet@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-04
#44 · Quote Reply

All of them.

Huh! That's wild. How have I never heard of this?

I've frankensteined distros before, but without the help of Bedrock. An employer asked what OS I'd like on my work laptop and I asked for a Linux system, but of course they didn't offer me my choice of distro or anything. It came with KDE Neon. I wanted to run Artix and I wasn't going to let UEFI Secure Boot stop me even if the PC Support department wouldn't share the BIOS password. Now, KDE Neon uses the Ubuntu kernel, and it booted on the laptop in question, so I knew the secure boot trusted the signature on the official Ubuntu kernel. But Artix uses the Arch kernel which isn't signed at all, so the laptop wouldn't boot that. So I made a PKGBUILD that would download the Ubuntu kernel .deb file from the official Ubuntu repository, unzip the .deb file, and build an Arch/Artix package containing the kernel image and initramfs and CPU microcode and such. The result was a system that was entirely Artix except that it used the Ubuntu kernel. Worked perfectly. I'm sure the folks at PC Support were confused when an Artix box showed up on their Nessus asset management software.

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notthebees reddthat.com notthebees@reddthat.com
Joined: 2023-06-23
#45 · Quote Reply

All of them.

this is sick. I'm saving this for later.

Fancy gaming debian (with openbox) here I come.

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teslekova lemmy.ml teslekova@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2026-08-05
#46 · Quote Reply

Huh! That's wild. How have I never heard of this? I've frankensteined distros before, but without the help of Bedrock. An employer asked what OS I'd like on my work laptop and I asked for a Linux system, but of course they didn't offer me my choice of distro or anything. It came with KDE Neon. I wanted to run Artix and I wasn't going to let UEFI Secure Boot stop me even if the PC Support depart...

"But we didn't give anyone an Artix box!" "Life... uh, finds a way."

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