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hipsters_unite
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Nginx Is Taking Over the Internet
What a ridiculous article title. Generates so much discursive noise and adds nothing to the subject of the article.
derefr
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I don't know, I thought it was cute. "You mean a botnet? [clicks] Oh, nginx!"
hipsters_unite
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Well, that's exactly it. I thought "oh, hacking and/or botnets?" then read the article and thought "why wasn't that called 'New Russian Server tech gains market share' or something a little less pugilistic?"
GrinningFool
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OT: Holy crap - 'discursive' is the first non-jargon word I've seen in nearly 10 years that's unfamiliar to me. Thanks for that!
hipsters_unite
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I've found particular mileage in it recently during arguments over the UK porn law. Haven't used it this much since university...
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