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Re:Intel and AMD Contemplate Different Replacements for x86 ... by Scene_Cast2 on Friday June 04, 2021 @03:13PM (#27397814)
It might be there to put a playful twist on things. Kind of like "shook" (slang) or "woke" (when it first appeared).
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Re:Intel and AMD Contemplate Different Replacements for x86 ... by failwhaleshark on Friday June 04, 2021 @03:32PM (#27398073)
And I woke from a terrible dream

So I caught up my pal Jack Daniel's

And his partner Jimmy Beam

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/woke-meaning...

AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long (Official Video)

https://youtu.be/Lo2qQmj0_h4

(Rock n' roll stole the best vernacular.)

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Re:Intel and AMD Contemplate Different Replacements for x86 ... by gumby on Friday June 04, 2021 @04:22PM (#27398665)
Those are both correct (“conventional” to descriptivists like me) uses of the respective terms.
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