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Yes, it's pub chat. I know what it is. Me writing this comment to you is playing snooker, because the protons are bouncing off each other and stuff. It's an a
by throwaway22032 5y ago
Yes, it's pub chat. I know what it is.
Me writing this comment to you is playing snooker, because the protons are bouncing off each other and stuff.
It's an attempt to discredit the network by using low-brow humour as a comparison.
- 0xcde4c3db 5y agoPeople in the tech world pretty regularly use expressions like "dead trees" for print and "spinning rust" for magnetic disks, both of which were undeniably revolutionary and whose modern embodiments are marvels of engineering and logistics. I guess we just have very different expectations about tone in the context of this particular article.
- throwaway22032 5y agoThose aren't taking the piss out of the topic.
- giaour 5y agoHave you ever heard the phrase "spinning rust" used with reverence? I can assure you that those phrases are indeed taking the piss out of the topic.