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Nero@sopuli.xyz to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 11 months ago

Nobel Prize to Be Awarded to Forum User From 9 Years Ago With Same Niche Problem

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Nobel Prize to Be Awarded to Forum User From 9 Years Ago With Same Niche Problem

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Nero@sopuli.xyz to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 11 months ago
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STOCKHOLM — An internet hero was finally awarded for their work this week as the Swedish Academy has announced they will be giving the Nobel…
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    https://m.xkcd.com/979/

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      The even worse feeling is when there is a reply below with “<message deleted>” and a reply below that with “thank you so much, that fixed it!”

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        in this case sometimes web.archive.org has archived the original answer

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      Huh, I never knew there was a mobile version of the site.

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      I have actually gone back and posted some comments starting with “Dear people from the future…” on some issues after I figured it out because of this comic. I wonder if anyone has ever seen those and got the joke.

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