[Hitch]

Originally Posted by DMcCunney

I've heard of them, work in IT, and have never seen the usage in the wild from anyone who makes their living in computers.
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Dennis

Dennis, sweetie:

YOU having heard of something is hardly evidence that it's in the mainstream. More like, it's noticeable in some far-flung corner of the Net, under 3 levels of forums, 2 layers of encryption and 2 uber-passwords, and you read about the way to get there in the middle of a Myst Game Con, 25 years ago, and oh, yeah, you remembered not to accidentally trip the turtle, and so, you were there, and you saw it, and read it, and consumed it and now you remember it. After discussing it with some famous guy that's dead now.

That's what YOU remembering it is like. The rest of us? Shugar, sugar, I've slept since then.

Spoiler:

(Dennis knows that I say this with awe and affection. He's brill. But HIM having heard of something is hardly dispositive that it's in the zeitgeist, ffs!)

(And, yes, if someone wants to be all uber-nerdy, sure, it's technically correct. The question is, for the typical user, does it matter? Sure, it matters for CE guys, and all that, but for the rest of us? Nyet.)

Hitch