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[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 32 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)
[–] exu@feditown.com 10 points 4 weeks ago

Not keeping the foot perfectly still

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago

loch ness monster

[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago

Its all the gnome versions gnome 1,2,3,4,5,6,7

[–] independantiste@sh.itjust.works 20 points 4 weeks ago

Hahahahahaha my digital footprint is crazy

[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

A gnome obviously

Do we have "circlejerk" or "shitposting" communities here on Lemmy already?

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 3 points 4 weeks ago

Yes. And these posts should be sent there. I don't come to the Linux community for shitposting.

[–] HumanPerson@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 weeks ago

I don't think so. I think they sort of have to branch off as lemmy gains users.

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 1 points 3 weeks ago

!lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world

[–] independantiste@sh.itjust.works 12 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] independantiste@sh.itjust.works 25 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)
[–] ReakDuck@lemmy.ml -4 points 4 weeks ago

I like the crazyness. Idk why people downvote you

[–] kaklerbitmap@lemmy.world 9 points 4 weeks ago

It took me far too long to realize this is bare footprints in snow and not wet footprints on a sunny sidewalk.

[–] reallyzen@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 weeks ago

It's a memorial.

It is important to remember it, to engrave it in stone, for future generations not to forget, before it disappears for ever.

In all the conversation, the one thing I didn't read about was how good it is to have a laid-back, "nonthreatening" logo. People talk about history, brand, happenstance whatever but not on the positive aspects of having a cartoonish emblem that doesn't scream "I'm serious" or "I'm valid".

[–] communism@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Why are the feet significantly different sizes

[–] stephen@lemmy.today 0 points 4 weeks ago

The larger one looks like two overlapping footprints.

[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

its how big each gnome update is

[–] easily3667@lemmus.org 1 points 3 weeks ago

Nah no breaking changes, can't be updates.