The Wikipedia definition seems to indicate it has origins as a racist term and I’ve never understood why unix users have adopted this terms instead of something benign like “themes” or “theming” which I remember being in use long before I ever heard “rice”. So what gives? Why use “rice” instead of “theme”?
I defenitely didn’t until this thread, and I’ve been following the custom desktop scene for a few years now.
I just assumed some weird relation to playing with your food by drawing pictures in your rice with chopsticks.
Race Inspired Cosmetic Enhancements