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Stubsack: weekly thread for sneers not worth an entire post, week ending Sunday 1 September 2024 (awful.systems)

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[–] mpk@awful.systems 7 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I can only assume the 88 is a coincidence. it's just a coincidence, right? right?

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yes, the CEO was born in 1988, the 14th month.

E: yes im just joking here, the CEO is actually one of those prime examples of the American dream working out. Fled the USSR with his fam, became extremely wealthy making shit etc.

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 6 points 3 weeks ago

The article talks about this having a slimmer case profile, right now it’s 18mm, i heard they’re aiming to shave off another 4

[–] bitofhope@awful.systems 5 points 2 weeks ago

Could be a Chinese market thing. They like their number eights.