They want to keep it because it’s a double recursive acronym, GNU Image Manipulation Program, where “GNU” translates to “GNU’s Not UNIX.”

So clever.

It’s 2026. Can we please change the name to something NOT juvenile?

Mine is ‘HoloNet’, but it’s kind of a deep cut unless you’re really into Star Wars.

This. I’ve gone ‘round the Cape of Distros and found myself reinstalling Linux Mint on all of my older computers because it just fucking WORKS without complaint or issue.

Using Fedora on my newer laptop, but for a distro that you don’t have to think about at all and just USE, Mint is hard to beat.

And that’s why I don’t use PPAs, but you do you, I guess…

You are most definitely not alone. I microdose magic mushrooms to keep my sanity and avoid TV news of any sort like the plague.

I was never heavy into social media, so staying off of the major commercial platforms has been easy for me, and it’s been a dream. I quit Xitter once Musk took over and while I still have Facebook and Instagram accounts, I’ve removed all of my data and never look at them.