cohost! - #but! zeek used to be called “bro ids” except they renamed it a couple years ago because “bro” had acquired negative connotations in the tech community due to “tech bros”

#but! zeek used to be called “bro ids” except they renamed it a couple years ago because “bro” had acquired negative connotations in the tech community due to “tech bros”

bobbi @bobbi5/28/2023, 4:12 AM

pinning red string to a cork board as i attempt to explain how president's choice is responsible for the creation of Zeek IDS

uhhh see the tags for how we got here but i'll level they're not gonna help

#ok ok see the thing is #president's choice was introduced as a brand in 1984 #but! zeek used to be called “bro ids” except they renamed it a couple years ago because “bro” had acquired negative connotations in the tech community due to “tech bros”#i'm not even making that one up it's real #anyway the bro in bro ids was EXPLICITLY an allusion to big brother from 1984 #which i mean i think would have had negative connotations on its own but what do i know #it made sense in my own head #( it didn't make the much sense in my head )#if i'm being honest #fast custard