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witrakyesterday at 11:25 AM2 repliesview on HN

Lol! Does it matter? Using an unclear acronym in the first reference to an object, besides adding energy waste (for the execution of unnecessary searches by users unfamiliar with the subject), may only give the author of the comment the thrill of "being well informed, an insider".


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Barbingyesterday at 3:03 PM

Curse of knowledge. / Unsafe assumption.

Some users feel IP address, ISP, and LLM are clear. Fewer of those users will also reference HF. I have had to stop myself and type out Hugging Face.

HR perhaps? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor

bethekidyouwantyesterday at 12:35 PM

Wtf is a coca-cola?