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Re: Snarge, Snafu

From HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid>
Newsgroups rec.puzzles, comp.lang.lisp, comp.lang.misc, alt.foobar
Subject Re: Snarge, Snafu
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Date 2026-07-28 18:37 +0000
Message-ID <1785263864-4055@newsgrouper.org> (permalink)

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Tristan Wibberley <tristan.wibberley+netnews2@alumni.manchester.ac.uk> posted:

> On 25/05/2026 18:14, HenHanna@NewsGrouper wrote:
> > * 1960s (The MIT Hacker Era): The term officially entered computer culture
> 
> There's an office for clique slang?
> 
> Is that a part of the ministry of fun?
> 


>>> 1960s (The MIT Hacker Era): The term officially entered computer culture

This makes sense because  the Hackers of both coasts (and in between)  maintained an official Jargon file.


This is good  quiz question: -- which is earlier?  The Jargon file, or Usenet?



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Snarge,  Snafu HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-24 20:11 +0000
  Re: Snarge,  Snafu HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-24 20:18 +0000
    Re: Snarge,  Snafu James Dow Allen <user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-25 05:53 +0000
      Re: Snarge,  Snafu HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-25 07:56 +0000
        Re: Snarge,  Snafu James Dow Allen <user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-25 13:38 +0000
    Re: Snarge,  Snafu David Entwistle <qnivq.ragjvfgyr@ogvagrearg.pbz> - 2026-05-25 08:11 +0000
      Re: Snarge,  Snafu HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-25 17:14 +0000
        Re: Snarge, Snafu Tristan Wibberley <tristan.wibberley+netnews2@alumni.manchester.ac.uk> - 2026-07-22 13:49 +0100
          Re: Snarge, Snafu HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-07-28 18:37 +0000
            Re: Snarge, Snafu tfb <tfb@work.it.out> - 2026-07-28 19:58 +0000
          Re: Snarge, Snafu steve g <Sgonedes1977@gmail.com> - 2026-07-31 23:57 -0400
        Re: Snarge,  Snafu George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2026-07-22 22:04 -0400

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