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List:       gentoo-user
Subject:    [gentoo-user] Re: Devs and rice flags (Was: Re: emerge -j, make -j and make -l )
From:       James <wireless () tampabay ! rr ! com>
Date:       2011-11-28 19:55:46
Message-ID: loom.20111128T204807-595 () post ! gmane ! org
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Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Japanese youngsters doing bizarre mods to cars that produce absolutely
> no net gain are indeed the source of the term "ricer".
> Yes, it is rude and disparaging but it's also the real root of the
> term. There's no need to politically correct it, the origin is what it is.

True, but there is more.
Motorcycles have always had a greater HorsePower to weight
ratio, hence greater speed than the equivalent (race) car.

When the Japs (oh and I being politically incorrect with Japs?)
started building motorcycles the easiest thing to do to get
noticed was increase the HP  and lower the weight, even to the point
of instability. These earlier bikes where definitely faster.

The Japanese motorcycles where dubbed "rice rockets" way back in the
1970s  ......
Before it was applied to cars, if my recollection is correct.

So the term Ricer has the meanings that other have expressed, but
also, these (kids) ricers change distro to the latest Linux
offering, just to be cool (in their minds). Ricers have come and 
gone from Gentoo (many returned after some maturity and experience
was gained).....

hth,
James




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