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Why the fear and loathing in the title? The article is pretty positive. I use FreeBSD too as a daily driver and my experience was even better.

harryvederci 4y ago
I think it's because an earlier article of the author has the same title, but about OpenBSD: https://qorg11.net/openbsd.xhtml https://qorg11.net/openbsd.xhtml
Arnavion 4y ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_and_Loathing_in_Las_Vegas_(film) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_and_Loathing_in_Las_Veg... It just means "My adventures with _". Actual fear or loathing is not necessarily involved.
- gilrain 4y ago
  How have you determined it just means “my adventures with”? The book and movie both deal with actual fear and loathing…
  - Arnavion 4y ago
    Because that's how people use it.
    - 0des 4y ago
      - tomc1985 4y ago
        One of the definitions on urbandictionary supports the usage as we see it here: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Fear%20and%20Loathing https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Fear%20and%2... (second one down) I too have seen/used "fear and loathing" in this way. In any case what do you gain by going on the offensive with pedantry?
- GekkePrutser 4y ago
  Thanks, I was not aware of that term.
st_goliath 4y ago
"Fear and Loathing in the Unrelated Movie Reference" See also: - "Everything you always wanted to know about the Unrelated Movie Reference (but were afraid to ask)" - "How I learned to stop worrying and love the Unrelated Movie Reference" - "Unrelated References Considered Harmful" - "Make Unrelated References Great Again" When attending a tech conference, you can typically find at least one of those for each day on each presentation track. The last one being an obvious new-comer in overused references. In late 2016 or so, I was at a conference where they had a run of several, _consecutive_ "Make X Great Again" presentations, all in the same room.
- KerrAvon 4y ago
  - mikkergp 4y ago
    - throwawaygulf 4y ago
  - throwawaygulf 4y ago
- krylon 4y ago
  > "Everything you always wanted to know about the Unrelated Movie Reference (but were afraid to ask)" Unfortunately I do not remember any relevant details, but I once came across an article that was titled "Everything you never wanted to know about $topic (and were smart enough not to ask)".

harryvederci 4y ago

I think it's because an earlier article of the author has the same title, but about OpenBSD: https://qorg11.net/openbsd.xhtml https://qorg11.net/openbsd.xhtml

Arnavion 4y ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_and_Loathing_in_Las_Vegas_(film) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_and_Loathing_in_Las_Veg... It just means "My adventures with _". Actual fear or loathing is not necessarily involved.

gilrain 4y ago
How have you determined it just means “my adventures with”? The book and movie both deal with actual fear and loathing…
- Arnavion 4y ago
  Because that's how people use it.
  - 0des 4y ago
    - tomc1985 4y ago
      One of the definitions on urbandictionary supports the usage as we see it here: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Fear%20and%20Loathing https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Fear%20and%2... (second one down) I too have seen/used "fear and loathing" in this way. In any case what do you gain by going on the offensive with pedantry?
GekkePrutser 4y ago
Thanks, I was not aware of that term.

st_goliath 4y ago

"Fear and Loathing in the Unrelated Movie Reference" See also: - "Everything you always wanted to know about the Unrelated Movie Reference (but were afraid to ask)" - "How I learned to stop worrying and love the Unrelated Movie Reference" - "Unrelated References Considered Harmful" - "Make Unrelated References Great Again" When attending a tech conference, you can typically find at least one of those for each day on each presentation track. The last one being an obvious new-comer in overused references. In late 2016 or so, I was at a conference where they had a run of several, _consecutive_ "Make X Great Again" presentations, all in the same room.

KerrAvon 4y ago
- mikkergp 4y ago
  - throwawaygulf 4y ago
- throwawaygulf 4y ago
krylon 4y ago
> "Everything you always wanted to know about the Unrelated Movie Reference (but were afraid to ask)" Unfortunately I do not remember any relevant details, but I once came across an article that was titled "Everything you never wanted to know about $topic (and were smart enough not to ask)".