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That's not a meme, that's a joke.
by sorenjan 4y ago
That's not a meme, that's a joke.
- Aaargh20318 4y agoHow is a joke not a meme, in the original sense of the word ?
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- hdjjhhvvhga 4y agoIt's not a joke in the sense that it's actually true. Not just SSH, you can install practically any Linux piece of software on it.
- phoe-krk 4y agoThat's not the joke, Sony's approach to their hardware is.
- Covzire 4y agoHow does Sony's approach differ from Microsoft or Apple?
- roblabla 4y agoMicrosoft has yet to totally lockdown their hardware. They usually provide a way to disable secureboot or to enroll your own keys (with a few specific exceptions). Apple's macs are also fairly open. You can install your own bootloader, and boot whatever you want on them. There's a secureboot, but it can be disabled. Of course, apple's iPhone are very similar.
- tenebrisalietum 4y agoApples and oranges. Microsoft's gaming consoles are very locked down, though I haven't been paying too much attention since the Xbox 360.
- dannyz 4y agoWhile not a completely open experience, Microsoft does let you do a lot more on the newer consoles, e.g. https://www.howtogeek.com/703443/how-to-put-your-xbox-series-x-or-s-into-developer-mode/ https://www.howtogeek.com/703443/how-to-put-your-xbox-series...
- filoleg 4y ago> With developer mode enabled on a Microsoft console, it’s possible to install and run UWP apps. When developer mode is enabled, retail games and other services won’t work. I think I can see why it hasn't been used much, especially given that UWP app framework has been deprecated not that long ago.
- brirec 4y agoI don’t remember with complete certainty, but I’m pretty sure developer mode on the Xbox can be turned back off relatively easily. You can use it like a dual boot and keep your games and data. Still a pain in the ass, and I never did it because there’s a big button that _does_ erase all your data in the process of switching that you can click by accident.
- dabedee 4y agoA meme is necessarily a joke but a joke is not necessarily a meme. A meme often, but not always, has a visual component to it. A meme is a cultural phenomenon. It is shared virally and evolves in the process. EDIT: After reading the Wikipedia page like the two people that replied to me, it is now clear to me that a meme is not necessarily a joke.
- criley2 4y agoOpposite. A meme is NOT necessarily a joke. An "internet meme", a subset of memes, is generally a joke, but "meme" itself is a singular unit of culture, and includes many non-funny things I would argue also that all jokes are memes: that all jokes ultimately have a core meme to them.
- pdpi 4y ago> but "meme" itself is a singular unit of culture Yup. It's not a coincidence that it sounds like "gene". The idea was precisely to treat it like that - memes get passed from generation to generation, get mutated, mix with other memes.
- filoleg 4y agoIronically enough, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance videogame from 2013 had a villain character who went on a monologue about memes, and a lot of people were confused by the way he used that term. But he described that original Dawkins definition really well. > We are all pawns, controlled by something greater: Memes. The DNA of the soul. They shape our will. They are the culture — they are everything we pass on. Expose someone to anger long enough, they will learn to hate. They become a carrier. Envy, greed, despair… All memes. All passed along.
- mbrookes 4y agoA joke that doesn't get repeated virally isn't a meme.
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- ChrisRR 4y agoA meme is something that becomes popular and gets passed around. A joke can be a meme
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- roastedpeacock 4y agoCertain others can elaborate further but back during the tenure of the PS3 Sony did attempt to prosecute individuals for publishing research into exploiting it. So not entirely a joke/meme.