How to Rice:
Firstly, I think it's important to know what ricing is. Paraphrasing UrbanDictionary, a ricer is someone who makes cosmetic modifications to their car in order to make it go faster. They are descended directly from Julius Caesar, and have had a large impact on the automotive racing industry in general.
How can this venerable practice be applied to Gentoo? is what you're probably asking yourself right now. The answer is simple. CFLAGS, CXXFLAGS, and LDFLAGS. By setting the three of these in a simple combination much "like your average voodoo witch doctor" (A quote from developer ciaranm, proving that he's a ricer even though he opposes it constantly), you can boost your system performance by sixty to seventy percent. And the method couldn't be easier.
Why are you qualified to tell me how to be a ricer? I know what I'm doing! Maybe you do. But I've been on these forums for a while, and, as you can see from my large postcount and rank, I'm l33t. Not only that, but I work on several other projects which are designed to enhance your ricing experience. Therefore, I must know what I'm talking about.
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