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[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yes, back in days of yore when the cyberbunnies had to run their lines through the bare wastes of the great Dave's router, there existed a tool so coveted by the eunuchs that they named it twice, and would beg for degrees of release depending on how gimped up they were. "More" some would scream, "less" others would whisper.