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Re:Audiophile forum debating which versions of memcpy had th... by maicro on Monday March 13, 2023 @12:08PM (#35137687)
At the risk of falling victim to it myself, that's often referenced as Poe's Law (from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law ):

Poe's law is an adage of Internet culture saying that, without a clear indicator of the author's intent, any parody of extreme views can be mistaken by some readers for a sincere expression of the views being parodied.

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Re:Audiophile forum debating which versions of memcpy had th... by IshKebab on Monday March 13, 2023 @12:53PM (#35138492)
You don't have to explain Poe's Law on HN lol
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Re:Audiophile forum debating which versions of memcpy had th... by maicro on Monday March 13, 2023 @01:49PM (#35139549)
Eh, you never know who's one of those lucky 10,000. And just to satisfy you, I won't explain _that one_. X)
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