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Re:Occurences of swearing in the Linux kernel source code ov... by lmm on Wednesday June 18, 2025 @08:10PM (#44314343)
> One can object to the latter and not the former, precisely because which word pulls the metaphorical lever on which mental experience, changes between those situations.

One can - but not by just grepping for the character string and plotting a graph of the counts.

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Re:Occurences of swearing in the Linux kernel source code ov... by ben_w on Thursday June 19, 2025 @05:25AM (#44316883)
Indeed. As others in the replies have pointed out, the word "retard" in particular here is suffering from… I was going to say the Scunthorpe effect, but it's a different problem even though it is still automated.
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