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[–] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Ed users have not found the internet yet, otherwise they'd be in the war too

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

"Ed", a.k.a. "edline" is a really old line by line editor in Unix.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Oh my god someone finally fell for it! Please don't edit your comment, you just made my day

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I chose to respond to the most likely meaning as it's also the response with the greatest utility value for the average person coming across this thread.

Responding to it as an "ed" prompt is pretty useless in this context.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Are you a Vulcan? O_o

Either way you have my thanks. Greatest utility value as well as greatest hilarity value!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

LOL!

It's been many years since I was so young that this was all it took to reach the level of hilarity.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Even Lynx is bloatware if you're a member of the Ed Sect.