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Re:Building a custom octocopter from scratch with no prior h... by cyclopeanutopia on Tuesday June 30, 2026 @07:02AM (#48730912)
Hence a nit.
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Re:Building a custom octocopter from scratch with no prior h... by KPGv2 on Tuesday June 30, 2026 @07:07AM (#48730956)
Nit pick: "nit pick" means to remove tiny bugs from hair, which this is not.

Oh, language changes and now "nit pick" means "to make trivial criticisms" even though neither "nit" nor "pick" etymologically has anything to do with criticisms? How very self-serving of you ;)

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Re:Building a custom octocopter from scratch with no prior h... by cyclopeanutopia on Tuesday June 30, 2026 @07:11AM (#48730979)
Unrelated.
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Re:Building a custom octocopter from scratch with no prior h... by ShinyLeftPad on Tuesday June 30, 2026 @09:14AM (#48732320)
It's a metaphor:)
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