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by baxtr 137 days ago
Anyone know how she come up with the word or why she chose it?
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rwmj 137 days ago
Maybe from JWZ? https://cdn.jwz.org/images/2016/clown-computing.png
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yborg 136 days ago
Huh. How did you link to jwz without getting THAT image?
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jraph 136 days ago
It's another domain, jwz probably didn't set up that redirection on this one.
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kadoban 137 days ago
Probably just because it looks/sounds a little like cloud and has the connotations she wants.

It feels pretty hacker jargon-ish, it has some "hysterical raisins" type wordplay vibes.

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oniony 137 days ago
Maybe she's a juggalo.
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