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“Who do all these cute thigh socks belong to?”
Nobody mentioned Archlinux
Unix socks are for more than just Arch
Now I want to know how different distros measure up in unix socks per 1000 users or something. I have a feeling that Debian has a higher total number, but NixOS a higher percentage, maybe?
Polling time?!
I use both Debian and Arch. Now give me some good socks. Why are all of them so tight?
Wait does that mean i can wear them if i use MacOS?
No.
You can only use Apple Branded iSocks™.
If you want to use normal socks you need an adapter.
Debatable. I'd argue that they're FOSS-specific
I have never once understood these sock references and jokes. Never seen a programmer wearing thigh high socks. Never associated socks with specific programming languages.
What’s the punch that I’m missing here?
I think it went like this:
So you see, it's just another example of the kind of tragedies that can befall society when sarcasm isn't clearly labeled on the internet.
I loled at "Rust was invented" :)
Holy far-right dogwhistles, Batman!
The point is that you're looking at the wrong programmers. You need to look at gay programmers, and your life will change for the better.
Damn, our hiring process was wrong all this time!
Words to live by or class action lawsuit waiting to happen? Won't know until you try!
It's apparently a newly vocal (yet previously existing) trend amongst trans and drag programmers, particularly of the linux variety.
I know of one transwoman and she doesn't do this, though we do work for a "business formal" environment.
Seems to be a bigger thing amongst the younger college CS and fresh out of college folk.
I personally find it a bit funny, but I also have the small bit of me that worries about the social-political climate and how it might impact their careers.
Amongst engineers I've still found an uncomfortable amount of conservatives. So even if they don't support MAGA directly, I'd imagine they still carry a lot of that bias on "what is appropriate" or not.
Basically there is a stereotype that a lot of trans girls are programmers, and thigh high socks are a stereotype of trans girls along with blahaj ownership as well. There are a lot of chasers on 4chan and some trans folks as well. Therefore some anon shopped a picture of an Amazon listing to say "programming socks" to poke fun at the two stereotypes. People embraced it so much that the socks started showing up on Amazon when you search "programming socks". As for a specific programming language, I have seen Rust associated with trans women.
I for one don't think estrogen has made me better at coding at all. I tried to do Rustlings before and didn't have time to follow through with it, but maybe I should give it another go.
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/programming-socks
TL;DR: It all seems to have started with a (possibly deliberately) misnamed pair of socks for sale on Amazon. They began showing up as suggestions when people searched for programming-related items.