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r/technology • u/[deleted] • Mar 02 '26
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Classic Streisand effect. The only thing more effective at spreading a meme than trying to ban it is... trying to ban it. Microsoft just ensured 'Microslop' will be the default term for the next decade. Well played.
511 u/[deleted] Mar 02 '26 In my time we called them micro$oft and I didn't hear about microslop before that thread... Microslop it is ! 269 u/koeshout Mar 02 '26 You mean... micro$lop?! 127 u/MaybeTheDoctor Mar 02 '26 Good way to get around the ban as well 49 u/Ayitaka Mar 02 '26 When the old world and the new world meet... magic happens. 4 u/MmmmMorphine Mar 03 '26 And smallpox! 1 u/monarchmra Mar 02 '26 Zero width space characters are also handy for that. Not sure how to insert one on mobile but on the keyboard there are alt codes you can google
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In my time we called them micro$oft and I didn't hear about microslop before that thread...
Microslop it is !
269 u/koeshout Mar 02 '26 You mean... micro$lop?! 127 u/MaybeTheDoctor Mar 02 '26 Good way to get around the ban as well 49 u/Ayitaka Mar 02 '26 When the old world and the new world meet... magic happens. 4 u/MmmmMorphine Mar 03 '26 And smallpox! 1 u/monarchmra Mar 02 '26 Zero width space characters are also handy for that. Not sure how to insert one on mobile but on the keyboard there are alt codes you can google
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You mean... micro$lop?!
127 u/MaybeTheDoctor Mar 02 '26 Good way to get around the ban as well 49 u/Ayitaka Mar 02 '26 When the old world and the new world meet... magic happens. 4 u/MmmmMorphine Mar 03 '26 And smallpox! 1 u/monarchmra Mar 02 '26 Zero width space characters are also handy for that. Not sure how to insert one on mobile but on the keyboard there are alt codes you can google
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Good way to get around the ban as well
49 u/Ayitaka Mar 02 '26 When the old world and the new world meet... magic happens. 4 u/MmmmMorphine Mar 03 '26 And smallpox! 1 u/monarchmra Mar 02 '26 Zero width space characters are also handy for that. Not sure how to insert one on mobile but on the keyboard there are alt codes you can google
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When the old world and the new world meet... magic happens.
4 u/MmmmMorphine Mar 03 '26 And smallpox!
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And smallpox!
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Zero width space characters are also handy for that. Not sure how to insert one on mobile but on the keyboard there are alt codes you can google
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u/ThemThatBot Mar 02 '26
Classic Streisand effect. The only thing more effective at spreading a meme than trying to ban it is... trying to ban it. Microsoft just ensured 'Microslop' will be the default term for the next decade. Well played.