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The Rise of Whatever
(eev.ee)
627 points
cratermoon
| 4 comments |
04 Jul 25 04:48 UTC
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1.
moralestapia
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04 Jul 25 06:04 UTC
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No.
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>>44461208 (OP)
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>by a man whose other claims to fame are inventing JavaScript
But he did invent JavaScript ...
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>>44463290
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ID:
GO
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Doxin
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04 Jul 25 09:08 UTC
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No.
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>>44461570 (TP)
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calling it a "claim to fame" is not implying it's not true. It's an idiom. Wiktionary defines it as "That for which one has bragging rights; one's reason for being well-known or famous."
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alternatex
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04 Jul 25 10:40 UTC
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>>44461570 (TP)
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I have a feeling you don't know what the "claim to fame" expression means :)
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moralestapia
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04 Jul 25 11:48 UTC
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No.
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>>44462701
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Nice, TIL.
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