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Re:A Study of 4chan’s Politically Incorrect Forum and its Ef... by verandaguy on Friday October 14, 2016 @11:28AM (#12708714)
Originally, a TeX user would've been called a TeXnician, which, according to Don Knuth, would be pronounced the same as "technician."
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Re:A Study of 4chan’s Politically Incorrect Forum and its Ef... by dhimes on Friday October 14, 2016 @02:21PM (#12710091)
Yes- it comes from the same root.
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