Re:A Formal Security Analysis of the Signal Messaging Protocol
by sametmax on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @10:25AM
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Ah ok. In the context of 4chan or memes, it's not a problem. You usually like them because of the politically incorrectness. It just seems out of place on HN, where people tends to be overly analytic, and rarely call people names.
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Re:A Formal Security Analysis of the Signal Messaging Protocol
by mst on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @11:04AM
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In a conversation like this I read it as a short-hand for "average non-techical user" that's less directly insulting than "lusers". I'd probably just say "normal user" or "average user" myself, but I don't find it name-calling in context.