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People in the tech world pretty regularly use expressions like "dead trees" for print and "spinning rust" for magnetic disks, both of which were undeniably revo
by 0xcde4c3db 5y ago
People 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.