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> if we say k8s, we should also say j8t It’s that one extra spoken syllable that pushes it into k8s I guess. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
by jagged-chisel 11mo ago
> if we say k8s, we should also say j8t
It’s that one extra spoken syllable that pushes it into k8s I guess. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- fainpul 11mo agoBut it's only used in written form. You don't actually say out loud "kay eight es", do you?
- arccy 11mo agokate's
- fainpul 11mo agoSeriously? What if you have a Kate in your team?
- jabbywocker 11mo agoThen she ends up taking the blame for causing lots of headaches from people that can’t parse context
- lloeki 11mo agoIt's sometimes Kate, Jason, or Yamal. But it's always Dennis.
- 63stack 11mo agoThe automated system rejects their CV when applying obviously
- phantasmish 11mo agoHaha, oh my, no. That would be silly. Clearly it’s “Kates”. Like “sk8er boy”.
- fainpul 11mo agoHow do you say i18n?
- phantasmish 11mo agoIn my head? Something like slurring the word “internationalization” combined with 18. “Ill-ateen-yon” (In general I hate these numeric abbreviations, they’re terribly opaque to anyone who’s not clued in)
- neomantra 11mo agoOne of my favorite T shirts is a custom black one that says `f2k i18n` in a white typewriterish coding font. (Thanks Roman!) Most people are confused by it. When I start to explain it, I sound like a jerk who hates foreigners. The programmers on the street point and smile at it. If they work in `l14n`, they come up and give me a hug.
- jodrellblank 11mo agoinstitutionalization
- someguyiguess 11mo agoEye eighteenin
- xg15 11mo agoKates vs Jate?
- torben-friis 11mo agoKocho rolls out the tongue for Spanish speakers. Sounds like “coso” (“thingy”, mildly despective).