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The syntax is written like a bash shell variable, the idea (I assume) is that the actual job itself doesn't matter but the idea of it being something they do fo
by orta 2y ago
The syntax is written like a bash shell variable, the idea (I assume) is that the actual job itself doesn't matter but the idea of it being something they do for work does (because contextually it means they have less decision power.) So, if it were me, saying I work for Puzzmo is about as useful as me saying I work for $DAYJOB in a sentence like that.
- pjerem 2y agoAlso it’s just some HN slang. No more, no less.
- wging 2y agoWay more, actually. It likely predates HN by decades.
- simoncion 2y agoYeah. Over the past (dear god) fourteen years, I've noticed approximately zero HN-unique vocabulary. There's the proliferation of both "manager speak" and "self-help coach vocabulary", but that's (sadly) not unique to HN.
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