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145 points sans_souse | 7 comments | 17 Nov 24 12:39 UTC | HN request time: 0.6s | source | bottom
1. m-app ◴[17 Nov 24 16:18 UTC] No.42164972[source]▶
What does “OUR TREE IS A REDWOOD” refer to? A quick search doesn’t yield any definite results.
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2. dlevine ◴[17 Nov 24 16:51 UTC] No.42165185[source]▶
California’s state tree is the redwood, and that’s where their HQ is.
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3. ccorcos ◴[17 Nov 24 16:55 UTC] No.42165220[source]▶
The tree shape a fairly inaccurate though
4. m-app ◴[17 Nov 24 17:26 UTC] No.42165448[source]▶
Right, that makes sense. But why would you mention your state’s tree anywhere, and why specifically in your robots.txt? Seems pretty random.
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5. judge2020 ◴[17 Nov 24 17:56 UTC] No.42165641{3}[source]▶
State pride I suppose.
6. NewJazz ◴[17 Nov 24 21:17 UTC] No.42167363{3}[source]▶
Have you seen a redwood? They can create quite the impression amongst people.
7. SllX ◴[18 Nov 24 18:21 UTC] No.42175274{3}[source]▶
Redwoods are awesome.