How does one patch KDE2 under FreeBSD? How does one patch KDE2 under FreeBSD? "How does one patch KDE2 under FreeBSD?" (, ) is an internet meme in Russian Internet culture. The question was originally posted on the #anime channel of the RusNet IRC network on May 8, 2004. Its text can be translated as follows: The phrase was meant to satirize the disproportionate amount of technical "geeky" conversations often occurring on that channel, having nothing to do with anime. Later it was popularized and became widely cited in Russophone chats. In 2006, the phenomenon first received public attention when it was asked by many people prior
Mandolin that used steel or steel-and-bronze strings. Pasquale Vinaccia (1806–c. 1882), modernized the mandolin, adding features, creating the "Neapolitan" mandolin c. 1835. Pasquale remodeled, raised and extended the fingerboard to 17 frets, introduced stronger wire strings made of high-tension steel and substituted a machine head for the friction tuning pegs, then standard. The new wire strings required that he strengthen the mandolin's body, and he deepened the mandolin's bowl, giving the tonal quality more resonance. He didn't introduce the bent soundboard, as it was present in some of the instruments made by the previous generation for bronze strings. Other luthiers who