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		gorgoiler on Aug 27, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The cursed computer iceberg meme (2021) This is brilliant and a welcome repost. As a developer with superannuated eyes and a penchant for side-by-side diffs, I am disappointed to see that the supplemental deep abyss contains “80 columns”. Damn kids with their memes and 5pt fonts shakes fist!

danielheath on Aug 27, 2022 [–]

Linking 80 columns to the size of foolscap paper several centuries ago is pretty arcane whether you like narrow lines or not.

gorgoiler on Aug 27, 2022 | [–]

My bad — I assumed the “80 columns” was listed in the guise of a complaint about narrow wrapping in the age of 40” widescreen displays.

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