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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.


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[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 12 points 5 months ago (2 children)

There was that one time where a NASA mission was ruined because they used the wrong units

[–] CAVOK@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Mars climate orbiter.

[–] bluewing@lemm.ee 0 points 5 months ago

There was that one time QC failed you mean.

The Apollo Guidance Computer did all computations in metric and then converted them to display in Standard units for the benefit of the astronauts.