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Re:Growing up in "404 Not Found": China's nuclear city in th... by Aboutplants on Sunday December 28, 2025 @11:16AM (#46412102)
412 is the area code for Pittsburgh and is all over the place with branding and slogans. Area codes in general are a common signifier within communities and the population. It’s always neat to see locals rep their area codes as advertisement or branding, I like it
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Re:Growing up in "404 Not Found": China's nuclear city in th... by SoftTalker on Sunday December 28, 2025 @11:23AM (#46412161)
Anachronistic though, as area codes don't really mean anything anymore in the era of mobile phones.
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