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Re:Your calendar should be an allowlist, not a blocklist by frodo_77 on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @10:05AM (#24060849)
Why is the asterisk (*) symbol often used in the middle of words these days? I didn't get the memo when this trend started.
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Re:Your calendar should be an allowlist, not a blocklist by whatshisface on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @10:15AM (#24060990)
The asterisk is often used to mince profane words, and I guess wh* te and bl* ck are profane now... Or at least that's what the parent comment is implying. (Personally I disagree.)
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Re:Your calendar should be an allowlist, not a blocklist by klyrs on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @04:52PM (#24065461)
People have been spelling brainfuck as brainf*ck, or similar, since at least 2001 (the earliest date my lazy-a$s search yielded)
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Re:Your calendar should be an allowlist, not a blocklist by anewone on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @10:19AM (#24061034)
It's just a censor.
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