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account42 73 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison f...

How is it weird? It's often much faster to re-type a short identifier than to select, copy and paste it.

canthonytucci 73 days ago [–]

They’re talking about likelihood of a typo, not speed.

account42 72 days ago | [–]

Well I guess hyper-focusing only on some motivations that affect the situation can make you confused about why others do certain things.

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