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Re:Google is sending out blankets to open-source developers by ot on Friday May 03, 2013 @10:23AM (#5650180)
The [sic] is in the original title on the /. submission, it was the author to use it. I think he meant "you read right, blankets".
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Re:Google is sending out blankets to open-source developers by chris_wot on Friday May 03, 2013 @11:41AM (#5650653)
So in other words, on HN the title should be "Google is sending out blankets [sic] [sic] to open-source developers"
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Re:Google is sending out blankets to open-source developers by smackfu on Friday May 03, 2013 @10:31AM (#5650226)
The problem with quoting text that has a [sic] is a fun one.
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Re:Google is sending out blankets to open-source developers by kens on Friday May 03, 2013 @11:09AM (#5650480)
I researched this last time the topic came up on HN. Based on some investigation in Google Books, what books actually do when quoting text containing [sic] is use a footnote: "blah blah [sic] blah"¹

¹[sic] in original.

(And keep in mind that [sic] is not shorthand for "ha ha you're stupid" even though that's how it usually gets used on the Internet.)

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Re:Google is sending out blankets to open-source developers by atuttle on Friday May 03, 2013 @10:59AM (#5650427)
Just attach another "[sic]" and you are good.
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Re:Google is sending out blankets to open-source developers by igravious on Friday May 03, 2013 @11:12AM (#5650508)
Yes, that way madness lies.
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Re:Google is sending out blankets to open-source developers by mjard on Friday May 03, 2013 @11:49AM (#5650706)
nest them: [sic[sic]]
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