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by ori_b 32 days ago
The purpose of a system is what it does. If people constantly use your device to turn kittens into pulp, you have built a kitten grinder, even if the label you slapped on the side says "coffee beans only".
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wiseowise 32 days ago
Nonsense. By your logic anything pointy is a killer machine, because people constantly use them to kill.
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ori_b 32 days ago
If that's constantly the thing your device is constantly used for... yes?
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