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Cargo Airships Are Happening

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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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ralfd ◴[15 Oct 24 13:17 UTC] No.41848271[source]▶
I am blind. What typo?
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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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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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VyseofArcadia ◴[15 Oct 24 14:42 UTC] No.41849123[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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1. echelon ◴[15 Oct 24 20:28 UTC] No.41852760[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...