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Terretta ◴[15 Oct 24 12:59 UTC] No.41848106[source]▶
> Over the summer, Jim incorporated Airship Industries. He hired a team of cracked ex-SpaceX engineers. And he raised a large pre-seed round...

This typo is perfect.

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1. ralfd ◴[15 Oct 24 13:17 UTC] No.41848271[source]▶
I am blind. What typo?
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2. HenryBemis ◴[15 Oct 24 13:19 UTC] No.41848282[source]▶
I assume the word "cracked"?
3. VyseofArcadia ◴[15 Oct 24 13:35 UTC] No.41848448[source]▶
"Crack engineer" means an engineer who is smart and capable. "Cracked engineer" means an engineer who is insane.
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4. n_jd ◴[15 Oct 24 13:49 UTC] No.41848585[source]▶
It's just how the kids and the terminally online are saying it these days
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5. echelon ◴[15 Oct 24 14:15 UTC] No.41848854[source]▶
> (slang) Extremely good at something (usually a video game).

>> 20 kills? Dude, you're cracked.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cracked

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6. VyseofArcadia ◴[15 Oct 24 14:42 UTC] No.41849123{3}[source]▶
Except for the very online, I think meaning 5

> (slang) Crazy; crackpot.

is more common in every day use than meaning 4

>(slang) Extremely good at something (usually a video game).

Neither the Merriam-Webster dictionary nor the Cambridge dictionary[0] list meaning 4, further hinting that it is a use that is mostly occurring in niche online communities. Note that I'm not saying meaning 4 is incorrect[1]. There's no such thing. Words is words. Usage is meaning. But I think I am justified in my belief that it is still relatively uncommon.

[0] The OED wanted money to show me their list of meanings.

[1] Although it is almost assuredly a mishearing of "crack".

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7. brcmthrowaway ◴[15 Oct 24 17:21 UTC] No.41850813{3}[source]▶
Cracked founders!
8. cthalupa ◴[15 Oct 24 17:25 UTC] No.41850857{3}[source]▶
Not even particularly new. I remember seeing it used talking about Counter-Strike pros in the early 2000s
9. sn9 ◴[15 Oct 24 18:13 UTC] No.41851393{4}[source]▶
This is an extremely online place filled with people who game or are gamer-adjacent.

This intended meaning is obvious from context.

10. echelon ◴[15 Oct 24 20:28 UTC] No.41852760{4}[source]▶
It's generational. Gen Alpha increasingly use "cracked" to mean talented.

Even "S-tier" has crept into the non-gamer vernacular. My wife and her friends - not gamers - are using it.

TikTok spreads this stuff like wildfire.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Cracked

https://www.tiktok.com/discover/what-does-cracked-mean-in-sl...