• Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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    19 days ago

    you might not find a great drop-in replacement for Photoshop.

    I’m not a photoshop user, so maybe I’m just being dumb and not getting it, but…isn’t that gimp? I remember that one because the program name “gimp” made me laugh first time I heard it. It’s like a BDSM thing, and then you’re like “Oh, it’s photoshop? My mind went a totally different direction…”

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      19 days ago

      The name is so stupid, and it is straight up a reference to the character in Pulp Fiction.

      Pulp Fiction came out in 1994, GIMP in 1998. “Gimps” as we understand them came entirely from the scene in the movie - like yeah, full bondage suits have always existed but the term “gimp” and that style were invented for the movie (and then became a real thing later).