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Yeah, the cryptocurrency spam everywhere is a problem and I'm glad the community is fighting it. But for me, the more annoying remnant of this bubble is the fac
by dvfjsdhgfv 7y ago
Yeah, the cryptocurrency spam everywhere is a problem and I'm glad the community is fighting it. But for me, the more annoying remnant of this bubble is the fact that the meaning of the word "crypto", used for decades for "cryptography" (like in "strong crypto"), has now been altered and by default means "cryptocurrency." Which, because of many crooks involved, is often associated with its shady aspects.
- baud147258 7y agoThe "You can treat [crypto] as short for "cryptosporidium[1]"." is a good find. [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptosporidium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptosporidium > Cryptosporidium is a genus of apicomplexan parasitic alveolates that can cause a respiratory and gastrointestinal illness (cryptosporidiosis) that primarily involves watery diarrhea (intestinal cryptosporidiosis) with or without a persistent cough
- davidgerard 7y agoit's an awful disease that gives you the chronic shits, it's clearly the true meaning
- mr_woozy 7y agowords, language and interpretation change over time, just deal with it. Those of us into both cryptography and cryptocurrency are able to determine the difference through context most of the time.
- dvfjsdhgfv 7y agoOf course it's not impossible, I can guess what you mean by "the crypto used in this crypto is dubious." It just irritates me, also because many if not most people don't know the original meaning and always assume we're talking about cryptocurrencies.