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Key symbols we lost to time, pt. 2: The Mac side

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  1. DroneBetter · · focus · HN ↗
    > There was also the Japanese JIS standard keyboard

    is a particularly humorous instance of <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;RAS_syndrome" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;RAS_syndrome

    1. applfanboysbgon · · focus · HN ↗
      I don&#x27;t think I&#x27;ve ever seen someone do this from both sides of the same abbreviation (eg. Automated ATM Machine) before now, that&#x27;s quite amusing.
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