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Re:Google transfers 1.2 EB of data every day using Effingo by jganetsk on Tuesday August 06, 2024 @02:42PM (#41173869)
I know the Effingo team at Google. It comes from Latin https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/effingo#Latin
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Re:Google transfers 1.2 EB of data every day using Effingo by dekhn on Tuesday August 06, 2024 @02:55PM (#41174028)
that doesn't stop the team from occasionally pronouncing it as "effing go"
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Re:Google transfers 1.2 EB of data every day using Effingo by cathalc on Tuesday August 06, 2024 @03:43PM (#41174508)
As someone who's never even seen the term written before, that's exactly how I pronounced it..
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Re:Google transfers 1.2 EB of data every day using Effingo by mrinfinitiesx on Tuesday August 06, 2024 @04:08PM (#41174781)
yeah like the 'big falcon rocket' -> big fucking rocket

effing go for me too

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Re:Google transfers 1.2 EB of data every day using Effingo by mike503 on Wednesday August 07, 2024 @01:53AM (#41178590)
Yeah. F'ing go! is what I assumed.
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Re:Google transfers 1.2 EB of data every day using Effingo by the-rc on Tuesday August 06, 2024 @04:47PM (#41175179)
Back when it was introduced as a replacement for Transfer Service 15 years ago or so, the mention of the Latin etymology was always accompanied by a wink...
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