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boredtofears
on Aug 30, 2022
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Show HN: AutoHotkey for Linux
#2 is pretty common software lingo. If you’re esl you definitely are going to want to look that one up.
throwamon
on Aug 30, 2022
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Pretty ironic to write "esl" instead of the expanded form.
boredtofears
on Aug 31, 2022
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what's ironic about it?
throwamon
on Aug 31, 2022
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If someone "is ESL", it's less likely that they will know what "ESL" means, so it's another layer for them to parse.
boredtofears
on Aug 31, 2022
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That doesn't really fit the definition of irony...
throwamon
on Sept 2, 2022
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Oh no. I guess it's my ESL showing.
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