The funny part of the original scene is that that is exactly what Morpheus himself does when Neo is outside the Matrix—tells him what the Matrix is.
This is one of a few different examples (in that film and the others) that give credence to reading Morpheus as less trustworthy than he is styled. He should maybe be doubted more often.
I know it is an obvious term for you techbros, but kernel means nothing to your average person though. I would doubt most of them would even know what an OS is (especially abbreviated like that).
An OS is basically a broker of hardware resources for applications. And usually ships with some of its own applications. That’s a pretty fair explanation?
Best explanation of what KERNEL is, it's like car engine and all electronics around it. It's all hidden under the hood, but makes the whole thing run.
Cars have been around for long enough that even non techy people understand at least the crudest basics and this helps them understand computer things when used as analogy.
They don't need to. But they know what an engine is, don't they? Even if they know nothing else about it? It's the part of the car that goes vroom and makes everything else possible.
I'm reminded of this book I had as a kid. It explained so many things so easily. It explained how an ICE works by using analogous items you'd already know as a kid for every part of the engine. For example, for the fuel injector it showed a perfume spray bottle. It was brilliant, and why it was never required reading in school is a mystery and tragedy.
It's a government agency in the United Kingdom called the Ordnance Survey. They make all the maps.
I was originally set up to help defend against catholic rebellions so it is historically linked to the army. That's probably where the Colonel comes in to it.
Linux is like windows but not corporate and nerds lovingly made it and you have lots of choice and freedom and there's a penguin and a fox girl and she's trans
Linux... snacks on something from his foot is not an operating system itself. It is merely the kernel, a part of the GNU slash Linux, or, as I've recently started to call it, GNU plus Linux operating system.
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username_1@programming.dev · 73 pts · 165d
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de · 132 pts · 165d
lmr0x61@lemmy.ml · 23 pts · 165d
The funny part of the original scene is that that is exactly what Morpheus himself does when Neo is outside the Matrix—tells him what the Matrix is.
This is one of a few different examples (in that film and the others) that give credence to reading Morpheus as less trustworthy than he is styled. He should maybe be doubted more often.
spicehoarder@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 165d
Yeah, but clearly this is a difference between knowledge and understanding.
caseyweederman@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 164d
Maybe there's a filter that keeps you from saying stuff like that inside the matrix.
victorz@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 165d
Maybe Morpheus meant that no one can explain it and also be believed. 😅
stupidopensourceBS@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 164d
Maybe the real matrix was the friends we made along the way.
Rothe@piefed.social · 27 pts · 165d
I know it is an obvious term for you techbros, but kernel means nothing to your average person though. I would doubt most of them would even know what an OS is (especially abbreviated like that).
username_1@programming.dev · 19 pts · 165d
Venator@lemmy.nz · 9 pts · 165d
So it's like the start menu? (j/k)
ulterno@programming.dev · 9 pts · 165d
Naah!
It's what starts the start menu.
PabloSexcrowbar@piefed.social · 2 pts · 165d
So it's an init system?
DeltaWingDragon@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 163d
It's an init system for an init system.
ulterno@programming.dev · 1 pts · 164d
It's what the init system goes to, to do the real work.
emotional_soup_88@programming.dev · 6 pts · 165d
Thanks for the lol of today.
HugeNerd@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 164d
Oh like a slingshot for floppies?
jaybone@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 165d
An OS is basically a broker of hardware resources for applications. And usually ships with some of its own applications. That’s a pretty fair explanation?
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 165d
what is a broker?
Arcadeep@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 165d
Someone who (somehow) has less money than me
jaybone@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 165d
broker /brō′kər/
noun
RejZoR@lemmy.ml · 11 pts · 165d
Best explanation of what KERNEL is, it's like car engine and all electronics around it. It's all hidden under the hood, but makes the whole thing run.
Cars have been around for long enough that even non techy people understand at least the crudest basics and this helps them understand computer things when used as analogy.
iopq@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 165d
So linux is the CPU?
TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org · 5 pts · 165d
As someone who's worked on other people's cars, you're giving people way too much credit for knowing stuff about cars...
I have encountered people that didn't know what engine oil was even for or why it had to be changed out periodically.
NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 165d
They don't need to. But they know what an engine is, don't they? Even if they know nothing else about it? It's the part of the car that goes vroom and makes everything else possible.
Murdoc@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 165d
I'm reminded of this book I had as a kid. It explained so many things so easily. It explained how an ICE works by using analogous items you'd already know as a kid for every part of the engine. For example, for the fuel injector it showed a perfume spray bottle. It was brilliant, and why it was never required reading in school is a mystery and tragedy.
bryndos@fedia.io · 2 pts · 164d
It's a government agency in the United Kingdom called the Ordnance Survey. They make all the maps.
I was originally set up to help defend against catholic rebellions so it is historically linked to the army. That's probably where the Colonel comes in to it.
InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 164d
I think its originally French
DeltaWingDragon@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 163d
The pronunciation is from French (Coronel), but the spelling is from Italian (Colonnello)
RomulusCornflakes@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 165d
Yeah, but... but... like, but... if you just explain it, you'll put people off. You've got to get them to install it first so that they get hooked.
errer@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 165d
Now eat this random pill I found
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 165d
no.. you misu.. I have not just found it, of course! I am bringing it from the most delicate source of pills!
Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 165d
It's not only for operating systems, though.
username_1@programming.dev · 2 pts · 165d
0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 165d
Maybe they mean embedded systems where full OS isn't required. Just the kernel and busybox.
Archer@lemmy.world · 46 pts · 165d
Still working on the documentation eh?
RomulusCornflakes@lemmy.world · 48 pts · 165d
Look, just take this pill.
ekZepp@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 165d
Tiresia@slrpnk.net · 15 pts · 165d
dual boot goes F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2
Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 164d
https://xkcd.com/566/
WillStealYourUsername@piefed.blahaj.zone · 19 pts · 165d
Linux is like windows but not corporate and nerds lovingly made it and you have lots of choice and freedom and there's a penguin and a fox girl and she's trans
checkmate it was super easy
Pat_Riot@lemmy.today · 12 pts · 165d
Then Ubuntu is Corporate Nerd Windows.
WillStealYourUsername@piefed.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 165d
Absolutely
AnotherHelldiver@jlai.lu · 4 pts · 165d
If Ubuntu is Corporate Nerd Windows..
What is RedHat then? Just Corpo Windows without the nerd part?
rtxn@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 165d
Ubuntu is the corporate business owner that got its starting capital from running a brick-and-mortar shop.
RHEL is the offspring of corporate business owners with generational wealth.
ekZepp@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 165d
Ubuntu...
LordTal@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 164d
Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 165d
Live boot isos are also available
RomulusCornflakes@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 165d
You take the red pill, you wake up to the real world.
You take the blue pill, you keep dreaming.
You take the green pill, you just get to… try reality out?
Evkob@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 165d
It's important to make sure reality is compatible with your hardware.
quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 161d
As long as your hardware doesn't say geforce anywhere.
I had this old pc with an old nvidia card, before installation everything worked smoothly, great! Install, reboot, this card is not supported.
Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 165d
Yeah. If Cyrus knew that, he wouldn't have had to reinstall vista, by turning on all his buds
borQue@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 164d
There is no Windows.
Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 165d
I'll just die instead, thanks Morph
FreddiesLantern@leminal.space · 1 pts · 164d
Would you like copilot to upload your death to onedrive for “enhanced productivity”?
Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 164d
Here you go as to why I'll never use Linux.
DickFiasco@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 165d
Let's ask Richard Stallman to explain Linux.
ExtremeUnicorn@feddit.org · 5 pts · 164d
Linux... snacks on something from his foot is not an operating system itself. It is merely the kernel, a part of the GNU slash Linux, or, as I've recently started to call it, GNU plus Linux operating system.
InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 165d
Can't. He's in Dorcia and they won't let us in.
StarryPhoenix97@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 164d
Linux is frustration, but it will set you free.
destiny_m@shitpost.poridge.club · 3 pts · 165d
@RomulusCornflakes@lemmy.world No one can tell what anything is, because noone knows what is is.
trackball_fetish@lemmy.wtf · 2 pts · 164d
Did it make him go bald?