Gentoo Ricer Comparison

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Posted by michael on Saturday October 30, 2004 @07:03PM from the did-you-set-your-clocks-back? dept.

Dozix007 writes "The folks over at Funroll-Loops have created a funny comparison between the Ricer fad gripping the US, and Gentoo Linux. In a quote from the site 'Like the annoying teenager next door with a 90hp import sporting a 6 foot tall bolt-on wing, Gentoo users are proof that society is best served by roving gangs of armed vigilantes, dishing out swift, cold justice with baseball bats...'"

18 of 573 comments (clear)

Quotes from actual Gentoo users by benjamindees · 2004-10-30 19:15 · Score: 5, Funny

ahh, this is golden:

To me, an extra 0.1% performance increase, even if I am only imagining it to be faster, is certainly worth one day a week recompiling all of the latest packages from source code. Even if I do occasionally get my CFLAGS in a muddle! I think I speak for Slashdot when I say that Gentoo is the only sane option for getting the most from your hardware!

--
"I assumed blithely that there were no elves out there in the darkness"
1. Re:Quotes from actual Gentoo users by marsu_k · 2004-10-30 20:38 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  How about this one then?
  "I don't think that Debian can really compete with Gentoo. Sure it might be okay, but when it comes to dependencies, you probably are still going to have to get them all on your own. Or is there something like portage in the Debian world as well?"
  Just amazing :-) (for the record, I have nothing against Gentoo. It's the very vocal fanbase I have issues with)
Re:I've seen this before... by physicsphairy · 2004-10-30 19:17 · Score: 3, Funny

Every distro has its fanatics. People like me, we get our jollies out of poking fun at them. It's nothing personal. Besides, there's good reason to move on to making fun of Gentoo users, what with BSD dying and all. . . . ;)

--
When things get complex, multiply by the complex conjugate.
Sad by HarveyBirdman · 2004-10-30 19:17 · Score: 4, Funny

I saw one of those oversized wings on a 2002 Mustang today. Nice car, kept clean, but with this ragged looking elevated flap marring the back like a vast plastic hangnail. It wasn't even the same color. I swear, I wanted to make a citizen's arrest. Then I noticed it was a V6, so I let the loser off with a warning.

--
--- Ban humanity.
Re:I've seen this before... by metlin · 2004-10-30 19:22 · Score: 4, Funny

Well, I'm a Ricer and a Gentoo fan, you insensitive clod.

x-(

Okay, am kidding. I just drive a rickety old Toyota and use Windows ME. :-(
Rice Rockets by Anonymous Coward · 2004-10-30 19:26 · Score: 3, Funny

Some of the kids at my college got bit by that riceboy car culture fad. I remember strolling through the parking lot seeing the ridiculous looking Hondas and Acuras with those farty sounding large exhaust pipes that sound like a moose in heat.
But hey, the tinted windows, exhaust pipe, and large Momo sticker across the top of the windshield must add at least 100hp right?
Re:I've seen this before... by CAIMLAS · 2004-10-30 19:30 · Score: 5, Funny

Drive a rickety old toyota and use winme, eh?

So do most ricers. *badda bing!*

--
~/ssh slashdot.org ssh: connect to host slashdot.org port 22: too many beers
While we're at it... by OldJohnno · 2004-10-30 19:39 · Score: 5, Funny

You might as well check out the Gentoo OPTIMIZBATION Guide http://timedoctor.org/index.php?id=2183
Ricenix by harikiri · 2004-10-30 21:18 · Score: 3, Funny

Ricenix: Too fast, too optimised!

--
Man watching 6 MSCE's around a sun box, looks alot like the opening scene's of 2001:space odyssey...
Guide to Slashdot frontpage by boa13 · 2004-10-30 21:19 · Score: 4, Funny

1. Spot a funny website in the previous Slashdot frontpage funny story. Thanks to the Slashdot moderation system, it is easy finding one, since they are usually moderated +5, Funny.

2. Send your "scoop" to Slashdot.

3. Karma profit!
Re:You know the only thing sadder? by arkanes · 2004-10-30 22:03 · Score: 5, Funny

I saw a riced out 78 oldsmobile the other day. I'm not sure if it was lame enought to be cool or not.
Yes, I mean riced out, not upgraded or modified - titanium bored-out gas pedal, racing seat, ripped up padding on the roof falling down, bolted on wing (that looked like it'd been made by someone in a high school shop class....), chrome rims(1 missing), wings, nitrous and R-Type stickers(!)
Re:Older then the oldest? by losinggeneration · 2004-10-31 00:14 · Score: 4, Funny

Maybe you've just never talked to a Gentoo user before.....
What every Gentoo Riceboy needs: TCCBOOT! by argent · 2004-10-31 02:35 · Score: 3, Funny

If you're running gentoo and you're not recompiling your kernel at boot you're just a poser!
Re:Well... by multipartmixed · 2004-10-31 03:45 · Score: 4, Funny

You forgot:

-type=R

--

Do daemons dream of electric sleep()?
GIS for Ricer Computer by gelfling · 2004-10-31 03:46 · Score: 3, Funny

http://wrongknowledge.com/computers/ricer/

It's da shizzle
Re:Old.. by CaseBlack · 2004-10-31 04:25 · Score: 3, Funny

A classic expamle of "Silicon is cheaper than Carbon!"...if you want more speed, buy more Silicon, don't have the Carbon Units spend hundreds of hours tweeking up the software...
Re:I've seen this before... by Leffe · 2004-10-31 04:34 · Score: 3, Funny

Portage is slow.

Yep... but you can speed it up with the Python optimizer Psyco ;)
Re:Older then the oldest? by Afrosheen · 2004-10-31 07:10 · Score: 3, Funny

"Being L33t with Gentoo is considerably more useful to society than being a gang member despite the similarity of speech and behaviour of the two groups."

Gang members: beat the shit out of the new guy to have him join the gang. Afterwards there are hugs and lemonade.

Gentoo users: beat the shit out of their dad's Packard Bell trying to get Gentoo installed. Afterwards there is a 72 hour wait before they can do anything useful with their pc.

Gang members: enjoy carrying various forms of weaponry such as knives and fully automatic assault rifles.

Gentoo users: enjoy carrying Gentoo Unreal Tournament live cds.

Gang members: rate each other on the amount of money they have, the number of rival members they've killed, and how many bitches they've got up in the guts with.

Gentoo users: rate each other on breadth and depth of Linux knowledge, ebuild scripting, and how many machines Gentoo is currently running on.

Yeah I can really see the correlation there. NEXT!