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[–] GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I understand that etymologically, it makes perfect sense to pronounce daemon the same as demon because it's the same word. But I'll never stop pronouncing it day- instead of dee-, as if it's a Ferengi captain.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I pronounce it like the German word for demon, Dämon [ˈdeːmɔn] 🔊 because daemon is how Germans would write the word in lowercase ASCII.

[–] Sekoia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago

I pronounce it da-eh-mon in my head, it sounds more old-timey than "dee-mon".

[–] jawa21@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago

Takes a comment instead.

[–] Yareckt@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 year ago

Ding ding

[–] glowing_hans@sopuli.xyz 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

systemctl status
systemctl status …myservice.service…

So my systemd services are daemons, since they run in the background, right?

[–] glowing_hans@sopuli.xyz 1 points 11 months ago

systemctl status x

Unit x.service could not be found

noo where is my x

[–] socsa@piefed.social 2 points 1 year ago

I kind of want a cigarette

[–] terabytes@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

systemctl restart artistd

[–] Zementid@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Demon != Daemon

It took me way too long to learn this, please don't confuse me.

[–] EuroNutellaMan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Liar. Daemon = Demon. There's lottle red demons in your PC doing stuff

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

"These damn demons!"

Demon: points

"Oh, its a memory leak."

[–] secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago

[–] _____@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

If a daemon is an agent of ruin then ... Systemd must be ... Oh no !

[–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago

Any background process, routine, or program contributes to the complexity of the overall system, which does indeed contribute to ruin as entropy gradually builds and collapse/death/crashing becomes inevitable.

Which is to say, I agree with these definitions.

[–] pieguy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why should I?

Please write a 250-or-more word essay explaining 3 reasons why I should.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

Please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please!

[–] bbpngn@lemmy.eco.br 1 points 1 year ago

TODO write a clever comment

[–] renzev@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Why is the daemon smoking? Are they taking a break from their duties? Is this what happens when I run rc-service sshd stop?

[–] pkill@programming.dev 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

and if I don't?

[–] urda@lebowski.social 1 points 1 year ago

Connection to fubar closed by remote host.

[–] yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

smash

[–] RobotZap10000@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago

As if there was any doubt.

[–] mariusafa@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You don't tell me what to do!

[–] pmjv@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sorry.

[–] mariusafa@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Or do you? vsauce music starts playing (you made me talk)