Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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If anything happen to Linux today, like what happened to Windows, most of the internet would be dead. (lemm.ee)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Don't forget that ftp.cdrom.com , the biggest server on the Internet at it's peak, was running on FreeBSD.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I have no idea what the hell that is...

But Netflix runs on some BSD too

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's where you would download your anime and Quake 2 installer twenty years ago.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Interesting!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Freebsd, as does whatsapp and PlayStation

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

There's a free blue screen of death? All of these people paying for Windows for no reason /s