Google’s Fuchsia OS was one of the hardest hit by last week’s layoffs

Re:Google’s Fuchsia OS was one of the hardest hit by last we... by oblio on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @04:27AM (#34516272)

> I'd love a 411 from any HNers with know-how

What's a 411?

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Re:Google’s Fuchsia OS was one of the hardest hit by last we... by defrost on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @04:32AM (#34516323)

Parochial north american slang originating from local directory assistance phone number in Canada and the United States.

Equiv. to give me the details, the lowdown, fill me in, etc.

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Re:Google’s Fuchsia OS was one of the hardest hit by last we... by vineyardmike on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @04:29AM (#34516296)

Commonly used as "information"

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Re:Google’s Fuchsia OS was one of the hardest hit by last we... by deaddodo on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @04:31AM (#34516314)

Eh, better translated as “a summary” or “abstract” here.

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Re:Google’s Fuchsia OS was one of the hardest hit by last we... by saalweachter on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @06:35AM (#34517097)

411 was a phone service that you could call and ask basic questions to and a human operator would look up answers for you.

Kind of a primitive version of Google.

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Re:Google’s Fuchsia OS was one of the hardest hit by last we... by patwolf on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @07:53AM (#34517656)

Anyone remember GOOG-411? During the days before smart phones, you'd call a phone number and do a Google search via voice.

My favorite part was that the sound it made while waiting for the results was a human making robotic beep-boop sounds.

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