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Re:The US’s Stance on Surveillance Needs a Hard Reset by pitaj on Sunday January 22, 2017 @08:55PM (#13459071)
Just for future reference, please don't quote using the four-spaces code block. It can make it difficult to read on mobile, and often requires scrolling from side to side on desktop.

Please, instead, use the `>` (meme arrow). While it does not add markup, it does make it significantly more readable. Thanks.

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Re:The US’s Stance on Surveillance Needs a Hard Reset by stefantalpalaru on Sunday January 22, 2017 @09:07PM (#13459142)
> `>` (meme arrow)

It's much older: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet_quoting

...and it looks suspiciously similar to the "diple" used by ancient Greeks: http://www.slate.com/blogs/lexicon_valley/2015/01/30/quotati...

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Re:The US’s Stance on Surveillance Needs a Hard Reset by pitaj on Monday January 23, 2017 @02:03AM (#13460403)
Oh I'm sure it is. I just called it that because it's funny.
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