What Do You Use Internet Explorer For?

A low-resolution webcam video shows Terry A. Davis, the creator of TempleOS, sitting at a computer and speaking intensely while holding a telephone receiver. He repeatedly explains the old joke that Internet Explorer is used to download Firefox, then applies the same logic to Ubuntu: he uses it to download VMware and run TempleOS. The humor comes from his increasingly persistent repetition, deadpan literalism, and agitated phone-call delivery, with clicking and telephone sounds reinforcing the improvised conversation. EN: A low-resolution webcam video shows Terry A. Davis, the creator of TempleOS, sitting at a computer and speaking intensely while holding a telephone receiver. He repeatedly explains the old joke that Internet Explorer is used to download Firefox, then applies the same logic to Ubuntu: he uses it to download VMware and run TempleOS. The humor comes from his increasingly persistent repetition, deadpan literalism, and agitated phone-call delivery, with clicking and telephone sounds reinforcing the improvised conversation.

Temple OS is sacred, Linux is secular. Go shit on Linux. I don't care. Temple OS is sacred. Hello? Hello? It's like Internet Explorer. Why do you what do you use Internet Explorer for on Windows? Yeah, I know but do you know the joke? What do you use Internet Explorer for? No, no listen. Are you listening to me? Are you listening to me? There's a joke. What do you use Internet Explorer for? No, to download Firefox. Have you heard that joke? You never heard the joke? Listen, listen, listen. You use Internet Explorer to download Firefox. That's the joke. No, do you listen? Are you listening to me? There's a joke. They use Internet Explorer to down... Are you listening to me? Are you listening to me? Are you listening to me? What you use Internet Explorer for is to download Firefox. That's a joke. Isn't that a funny joke? Okay, now we understand. Goodbye. So someone wanted to know what I use Ubuntu for. I use it to download VMWare to run Temp LoS. What do you use Internet Explorer for? Use Internet Explorer to download Firefox. There you have it.

• @antichirst / 23567 2026-10-24