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How "pwned" went from hacker slang to internet's favorite taunt (inverse.com)
5 points by isnotchicago 1839 days ago
4 comments
j4yav 1839 days ago
March 2020, but even that seems quite late for a term that must have peaked in 2005.
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1MachineElf 1839 days ago
Reminds me of this debate on "pwn" history from the day prior: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27322701
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qwerty1234599 1839 days ago
... nobody says "pwned" anymore, it's back to being hacker slang
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mcnamaratw 1839 days ago
This is made-up nonsense, and not even current made-up nonsense.
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