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Re:IBM employee forced to stop kernel work under personal em... by sdevonoes on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @05:37AM (#26887293)
> is this whole thread some peak of HN? when you're leaving your Google office, then you aren't magically stopping being Googler.

The hell means 'being Googler'? I'm not a Xer because I'm employed at X. Wake up.

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Re:IBM employee forced to stop kernel work under personal em... by johnnyanmac on Friday April 23, 2021 @01:15PM (#26916891)
>The hell means 'being Googler'?

a person who works at google. That's an official name for them, much like how college alumni may call each other their mascot. I wouldn't read too much into it.

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Re:IBM employee forced to stop kernel work under personal em... by tester756 on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @10:38AM (#26890223)
Maybe you're not Xer, but you're definitely "being employed by X", just because your company may have to same fancy naming due to its name does not change anything
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