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Re:Former developer at software company deletes his code to ... by sethvargo on Sunday September 22, 2019 @04:06PM (#21043604)
Extremely based? I’m not sure I understand your comment.
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Re:Former developer at software company deletes his code to ... by bobthepanda on Sunday September 22, 2019 @04:26PM (#21043713)
‘Based’ is slang for doing something without caring what other people think, and gained meaning from followers of Lil B, or ‘based god’: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Based&amp=tr...
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Re:Former developer at software company deletes his code to ... by sethvargo on Sunday September 22, 2019 @04:29PM (#21043730)
TIL
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Re:Former developer at software company deletes his code to ... by faissaloo on Sunday September 22, 2019 @06:15PM (#21044332)
It's internet slang primarily used on imageboards to mean 'extremely respectable'
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