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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish15•1 year agoI deconstruct all commands when used in spoken word, so I pronounce it “change ownership”. I also call ls, “list“ and cd “change directory”. For some reason this completely confuses and disorients everyone in the room.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink19•1 year agoDo you then read ‘dd’ as ‘disk destoyer’ to send chills down people’s spines?
minus-squaresilly goose meekahlinkfedilink2•edit-21 year agoI’d say change owner, but I’m with you otherwise. Although I do sometimes say change folder, old habits die hard.
I deconstruct all commands when used in spoken word, so I pronounce it “change ownership”. I also call ls, “list“ and cd “change directory”. For some reason this completely confuses and disorients everyone in the room.
Do you then read ‘dd’ as ‘disk destoyer’ to send chills down people’s spines?
Gotta be verbs — Destroy Data.
I’d say change owner, but I’m with you otherwise. Although I do sometimes say change folder, old habits die hard.