Jesse Sheidlower
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Lexicographer. http://sfdictionary.com. The F-Word. Ex-OED. Past President, American Dialect Society. Adjunct at Columbia. Coder. Barbells. Threesome […]
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Bonus word-coinage connection: The actual person quoted as first using _gray goo_ is Christine Peterson, Drexler's then-wife, who is also generally credited with the suggestion of the expression _open source_ in software contexts.
#opensource
#opensource
June 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Bonus word-coinage connection: The actual person quoted as first using _gray goo_ is Christine Peterson, Drexler's then-wife, who is also generally credited with the suggestion of the expression _open source_ in software contexts.
#opensource
#opensource
@dpk
Well, if you come up with something, please share! I actually have pages of this shit. I think I've accidentally blocked half of Ireland because of some Microsoft datacenter using up all of the country's IP range.
Well, if you come up with something, please share! I actually have pages of this shit. I think I've accidentally blocked half of Ireland because of some Microsoft datacenter using up all of the country's IP range.
June 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
@dpk
Well, if you come up with something, please share! I actually have pages of this shit. I think I've accidentally blocked half of Ireland because of some Microsoft datacenter using up all of the country's IP range.
Well, if you come up with something, please share! I actually have pages of this shit. I think I've accidentally blocked half of Ireland because of some Microsoft datacenter using up all of the country's IP range.
@fivetonsflax
Yes, and the original version of this misquoted even the non-obscene parts of the poem....
Yes, and the original version of this misquoted even the non-obscene parts of the poem....
June 3, 2025 at 1:01 AM
@fivetonsflax
Yes, and the original version of this misquoted even the non-obscene parts of the poem....
Yes, and the original version of this misquoted even the non-obscene parts of the poem....