I try not to be facetious these days, especially on HN. What you said is basically what I was attempting to point out. To jansan: The angled brackets is what I

I try not to be facetious these days, especially on HN. What you said is basically what I was attempting to point out. To jansan: The angled brackets is what I've used for a long time to represent a variable or as-yet-unknown value, ie. <Fill in the Blank>