[neuronic]

> NVIDIAs moat

Offtopic, but your comment finally pushed me over the edge to semantic satiation [1] regarding the word "moat". It is incredible how this word turned up a short while ago and now it seems to be a key ingredient of every second comment.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_satiation

[mikestew]

It is incredible how this word turned up a short while ago…

I’m sure if I looked, I could find quotes from Warren Buffet (the recognized originator of the term) going back a few decades. But your point stands.

[kccqzy]

The earliest occurrence of the word "moat" that I could find online from Buffett is from 1986: https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/1986.html That shareholder letter is charmingly old-school.

Unfortunately letters before 1977 weren't available online so I wasn't able to search.

It also helps that I've been to several cities with an actual moat so this word is familiar to me.

[mikeyouse]

Yeah, he's been talking about "economic moats" since at least the 1990s. At least since 1995;

https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/1995.html

[pillefitz]

Nobody claimed it's a new word. Still, the frequency increased 100x over the last days, subjectively speaking.

[fastasucan]

The word moat was first used in english in the 15th century https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moat

[neuronic]

Yes my wording was rubbish I should have said "tuned up" in the HN bubble. Quick ctrl-f shows 35 uses in this thread without loading all comments.

I did not mean that it was literally invented a short while ago - a few months ago I had to look up what it means though (not native English).

[cwmoore]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusion

[ljw1004]

I'm struggling to understand how a moat can have a CRACK in it.

[nateglims]

perhaps if the moat is kept in place by some sort of berm or quay