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Is "white paper" what the kids these days use to refer to some basic technical chit chat? Thanks, cryptocurrencies/ICOs.
by always_good 8y ago
Is "white paper" what the kids these days use to refer to some basic technical chit chat?
Thanks, cryptocurrencies/ICOs.
- drb91 8y agoYea, fuck you guys for giving us a term for something useful. It really ruined our day. I would've gotten away with vague references to how the software works if it weren't for you damn kids!
- always_good 8y agoWhite paper was a thing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_paper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_paper) before people recently started using it to mean "any possibly technical information saved in a two-column PDF". Let's not suggest that "white paper" is more appropriate than "blog post" or "HN comment" as a medium for partaking in the HN tradition of sharing some details about one's stack. I'd be hard-pressed to believe that OP was literally asking for one, too.
- drb91 8y agoI don’t see how asking for one of these is unreasonable. It’s certainly preferable to a blog post or HN comment!