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Re:Lyft’s algorithm is trying to block people with names lik... by marton78 on Sunday January 12, 2020 @12:45PM (#22027685)
I find that highly doubtful, since around 50 years passed between WWII and the advent of mobile phones. I heard that "handy" was some early model by Motorola.
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Re:Lyft’s algorithm is trying to block people with names lik... by mygo on Sunday January 12, 2020 @12:59PM (#22027796)
And why did Motorola name it the “handy”?
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Re:Lyft’s algorithm is trying to block people with names lik... by woah on Sunday January 12, 2020 @01:38PM (#22028140)
Probably because it was handy.
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