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Excuse me, fossils?

• samplatt 8mo ago
  It's only offensive if you're being carried around.
• maxbond 8mo ago
  I think they're referring to the artifacts (like foo) rather than people.
  • kunley 8mo ago
    Yes and still don't comprehend why to call certain things fossils if they are still used by virtually everybody
    • maxbond 8mo ago
      Petroleum is used by everyone right? And it's a literal fossil. I wouldn't call it a fossil because all terminology has lore, but the idea as I understand it is that it's an artifact that outlived the context it was originally relevant in.
      • kunley 8mo ago
        I think foo never outlived what it was from the beginning - a way to harmlessly goof around while describing complex systems & patterns. So, really dunno why the commenter above wanted to atribute all the fooness to something "ancient". PS. Unsure why to mix petroleum into this discussion..
        • maxbond 8mo ago
          Not the usage, the context.