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Re:How We Proved the Eth2 Deposit Contract Is Free of Runtim... by robocat on Monday September 13, 2021 @05:17PM (#28516995)
Fiat accompli?
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Re:How We Proved the Eth2 Deposit Contract Is Free of Runtim... by lottin on Monday September 13, 2021 @05:36PM (#28517186)
"Fait accompli"

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fait%20accompli

There's probably a better term but English isn't my first language.

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Re:How We Proved the Eth2 Deposit Contract Is Free of Runtim... by robocat on Monday September 13, 2021 @06:10PM (#28517547)
Your English is excellent - as a native speaker I wouldn’t have guessed you had a different mother tongue. ‘Fait accompli’ is used in English with the same meaning. I was trying to make a stupid joke referring to fiat currency… HN is a tough audience, and I’m more of a droll engineer type.
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