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Re:When was the last time Marc Andreessen talked to a poor p... by firecall on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @02:48AM (#37925518)
What is Tweaker Shit?

I’m Australian, so not up on US terminolgy :-)

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Re:When was the last time Marc Andreessen talked to a poor p... by nvgeele on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @02:51AM (#37925543)
I would guess tweaker shit is the type of drivel one comes up with whilst tweaking (i.e. being under the influence of amphetamines).
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Re:When was the last time Marc Andreessen talked to a poor p... by youngNed on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @02:57AM (#37925580)
I thought this a little odd, as I know Australia is no stranger to Meth, so I googgled.

Lol, tweaker has a completely different meaning in Oz https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/spin-or-substance-shoul...

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3314826/kuhnemann-turns-to-v...

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Re:When was the last time Marc Andreessen talked to a poor p... by pauldenton on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @03:22AM (#37925745)
In Canada Poppers are mixing tobacco with Cannabis In the US Poppers is Amyl Nitrate and used for relaxing your rectum for anal sex. When I showed Canadians urban dictionary and what Americans call poppers they couldn't believe it
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Re:When was the last time Marc Andreessen talked to a poor p... by peteforde on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @04:01AM (#37926002)
In fairness, I'm Canadian and I have never heard anyone describe mixing tobacco and weed as a "popper".
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Re:When was the last time Marc Andreessen talked to a poor p... by defrost on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @02:56AM (#37925574)
Speed blogging a solution to the worlds problems manifesto between alternating lines of coke and meth.

I'm not sure if that fits the author in this instance, but that's certainly the image I walk away with from the GP comment.

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Re:When was the last time Marc Andreessen talked to a poor p... by baq on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @03:15AM (#37925697)
To downvoters - look up tweaking in urban dictionary and imagine something worse before clicking that arrow.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Tweaking

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Re:When was the last time Marc Andreessen talked to a poor p... by strken on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @04:04AM (#37926016)
In Australian terms it's the text you receive from your friend a few minutes after he disappears into a pub toilet accompanied by a guy wearing wraparound sunnies and holding a rolled-up $5 note.
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