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p is for pHunky (mander.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't get what the joke is

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Nobody actually knows what the p means but we keep using it anyway. The guy who coined it is long dead.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Doesn't it mean "potential" ?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Potentially, yes

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is it debated ?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Yes, and also, whoosh

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I thought it was "power". That's probably wrong though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Potentially